Learning Styles

"A learning style is a preferred way of thinking, processing, and understanding information."
Eric Jensen in Super Teaching, 1995

An abundance of learning style inventories exist both in print and online. Instructors, therefore, have access to a variety of options; the challenge is in selecting the one that best meets the objective of the course, lesson, or experience. Not all learning styles are the same; they neither define nor measure learning styles in exactly the same way. Selection should be based on the following criteria:

• Target population
• Time available for assessment
• Information desired
• Context
• Application of results

To get a more global perspective of a student’s learning style or to flush out patterns relevant to a student’s learning preferences, it is advantageous to administer more than one assessment.

Below is a list on websites that link to online learning style inventories.

Sensory Modality: 1.VARK 2.Learning Styles	Information Processing: 1. Hemispheric Dominance 2. Index of Learning Styles
Multiple Intelligences: 1.Intelligence Survey 2.Multiple Intelligences 3.Classical IQ Test

Other Assessments

1. Locus of control

2.Personality Assessment

3.Emotional Intelligence

4.Study Environment

5. Motivated Strategies for Learning


For assistance in administering or interpreting the above assessments, do not hesitate to contact a CAPS staff member: 427-7621 or greatbaycaps@ccsnh.edu