Peer Mentor Challenge:
Take the Learning Styles Assessment below.
This assessment is based off Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences. We all have personal strengths that we can apply to the process of learning. You can take this simple assessment to identify your personal strengths. Then look at the chart at the bottom of the page to give you ideas of study strategies that work well for each of your strengths. (This assessment is from Joyce Bishop, Keys to Success, Prentice-Hall Publishers.)
Take This Quiz
Give yourself 1 point for every statement that is true; then total your point for each area. Finally, note which areas have the highest scores and incorporate study strategies that draw on the areas you score highest.
Total your numbers for each section. Look at “Skills and Techniques” on next page.
Musical
25. ___ I listen to music.
26. ___ I move my fingers or feet when I hear music.
27. ___ I have good rhythm.
28. ___ I like to sing along with music.
29. ___ People have said I have musical talent.
30. ___ I like to express my ideas through music.
_____ TOTAL for Musical
Interpersonal
31. ___ I like doing a project with other people.
32. ___ People come to me to help them settle
conflicts.
33. ___ I like to spend time with friends.
34. ___ I am good at understanding people.
35. ___ I am good at making people feel at ease.
36. ___ I enjoy helping others.
_____ TOTAL for Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
37. ___ I need quiet time to think.
38. ___ I prefer to think about a decision before I talk about it.
39. ___ I am interested in self-improvement.
40. ___ I know my thoughts, feelings, & behaviors.
41. ___ I know what I want out of life.
42. ___ I prefer to work on projects alone.
_____ TOTAL for Intrapersonal
Naturalist
43. ___I enjoy being in nature whenever possible.
44. ___ I would enjoy a career involving nature.
45. ___I enjoy studying plants and animals.
46. ___I prefer to be outside whenever possible.
47. ___As a child I liked bugs, ants, and leaves.
48. ___When I experience stress I want to be out
in nature._____TOTAL for Naturalist
Bodily-Kinesthetic
1. ___ I enjoy physical activities.
2. ___ I am uncomfortable sitting still.
3. ___ I prefer to learn by doing more than by listening.
4. ___ I move my legs or hands when I’m sitting.
5.___ I like to do work with my hands.
6. ___I take my time learning.
_____ TOTAL for Bodily-Kinesthetic
Visual-Spatial
7. ___ I use maps easily.
8. ___ I draw pictures or diagrams when
explaining ideas.
9. ___ I can assemble items easily from diagrams.
10. ___ I enjoy drawing or taking photographs.
11. ___ I do not like to read long paragraphs.
12. ___ I prefer a map over written directions.
______ TOTAL for Visual-Spatial
Verbal-Linguistic
13. ___ I enjoy telling stories.
14. ___ I like to write.
15. ___ I like to read.
16. ___ I express myself clearly.
17. ___ I am good at negotiating.
18. ___ I like to discuss topics that interest me.
______ TOTAL for Verbal-Linguistic
Logical-Mathematical
19. ___I like math.
20. ___I like science.
21. ___I problem-solve well.
22. ___I question why things happen or how things
work.
23. ___I enjoy planning/designing something new.
24.___I am able to fix things.
_____TOTAL for Logical –Mathematical
Now notice the areas in which you score highest. Try to incorporate activities into your studying and learning that use these strengths.