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PARAGON
EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING
STUDENT LEARNING STYLE INVENTORY
version 48a
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(please answer the questions as carefully, honestly and
quickly as possible, and remember there are no right answers, only your best
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1. When you come to a new situation you usually
 | a. try it right away, and learn from doing |
| b. like to watch first and try it later |
2. Do you think people should be more
| a. sensible and practical |
| b. imaginative and inspired |
3. When you come to an uncertain situation
| a. you usually trust your feelings more |
| b. you usually trust your thinking more |
4. Would you say you are
| a. a little more serious |
| b. a little more easy-going |
5. Do you spend most of your time
| a. often in bigger groups and seldom alone |
| b. in smaller groups or alone |
6. It is better to
| a. be able to accept things |
| b. want to change things |
7. Is it worse to
| a. do mean things |
| b. do unfair things |
8. Do you prefer when things are
| a. planned and structured |
| b. spontaneous and unplanned |
9. After a day spent with a lot of people do you
| a. feel energized and stimulated |
| b. feel drained and like being alone |
10. When you need to get something important done, you prefer
to
| a. do it the way that has worked before |
| b. do it a new way that you just thought of |
11. Which is a bigger compliment?
| a. "he/she is really nice" |
| b. "he/she is really smart" |
12. When it comes to time, are you more likely to
| a. usually be on time |
| b. be pretty flexible |
13. When you are in a group do you usually
| a. do a lot of the talking |
| b. mostly listen and talk a little |
14. Are you more interested in
| a. what really is |
| b. what can be |
15. When you look at two things, you mostly notice
| a. how they are the same |
| b. how they are different |
16. Do you tend to get along better with
| a. people who are a lot like you |
| b. lots of different types of people |
17. Most other people seem to see you as
| a. kind of out-going |
| b. kind of shy and reserved |
18. When it comes to work that is very exact and detailed
| a. it comes pretty easily to you |
| b. you tend to lose interest in it quickly |
19. When your friends disagree, it is more important to you
| a. to help them agree and come together |
| b. to help them come to the right answer |
20. When you get-up in the morning
| a. you know pretty much how your day will go |
| b. it seems every day is pretty different |
21. When it comes to using the phone
| a. you use it a lot and make most of the calls |
| b. you use it most when others call you |
22. When you work on group projects, do you prefer
| a. helping make sure the project gets done and works |
| b. helping come up with the ideas and plans |
23. Others often describe you as a
| a. warm-hearted person |
| b. cool-headed person |
24. Which is more your way
| a. to "do the right thing" |
| b. to "just do it" |
25. When you talk to strangers you've just met you
| a. talk pretty easily and at length |
| b. run out of things to say pretty quickly |
26. When it comes to work you
| a. prefer steady effort and a regular routine |
| b. work in spurts, really "on" then really
"off" |
27. Is it worse to be
| a. too critical |
| b. too emotional |
28. Would you rather have things
| a. finished and decided |
| b. open to change |
29. When it comes to news at school, you seem
| a. to find it out quickly |
| b. to be one of the last to know |
30. Are you more likely to trust
| a. your experience |
| b. your hunches |
31. I prefer teachers who are more
| a. caring and supportive |
| b. knowledgeable and expect a lot |
32. Is it more your way to
| a. finish one project before you start a new one |
| b. have lots of projects going at once |
33. Which is more true of you? do you
| a. too often act and talk without thinking much first |
| b. spend too much time thinking and not enough doing |
34. Games would be more fair if kids
| a. would just follow the rules |
| b. would just use "good sportsmanship" |
35. Is it usually easier for you to tell
| a. how someone else is feeling |
| b. what someone else is thinking |
36. Which is the more useful ability
| a. to be able to organize and plan |
| b. to be able to adapt and make do |
37. At a party or gathering
| a. you do more of the introducing of others |
| b. others introduce you more |
38. Do you think more about
| a. what is going on right now |
| b. what will happen in the future |
39. It is more your way to
| a. usually show what you are feeling |
| b. usually not show your feelings |
40. You are the kind of person who
| a. needs to have things a certain way |
| b. does it any old way |
41. When you get done with an assignment
| a. you feel like showing it to someone |
| b. you like to keep it to yourself |
42. Things would be better if people were
| a. more realistic |
| b. more imaginative |
43. Would you say you are more concerned with
| a. being appreciated by others |
| b. achieving something important |
44. It is better that people
| a. know what they want |
| b. keep an open-mind |
45. Friday night after a long week you usually
| a. feel like going to a party or going out |
| b. feel like renting a movie or relaxing |
46. When you do a job, it's usually your approach to
| a. start from the beginning, and go step-by-step |
| b. start anywhere, and figure it out as you go |
47. When you tell a story, you mostly talk about
| a. how the people involved were effected |
| b. what went on in general |
48. You feel most comfortable when things are more
| a. planned and you know what to expect |
| b. unplanned and flexible |
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