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SELF ASSESSMENT

ASSESSMENT OF HOW I PREFER TO LEARN IN MY COURSES

DIRECTIONS: SELECT THE STATEMENT THAT BEST DESCRIBES YOUR LEARNING PREFERENCES

  1. My preferred level of interaction is to:
    1. Work or study in a group
    2. Work one-on-one with an instructor, TA, tutor, or peer
    3. Study alone.
  2. My preferred level of participation is to:
    1. Observe rather than get involved.
    2. Do rather than watch.
    3. Discuss rather than do.
  3. When I learn through repetition I prefer to:
    1. Reread.
    2. Recite.
    3. Write.
  4. For each pair , select the letter next to the statement that best describes your preferred way of learning new information
    1. Listen to pictures and class discussions.
    2. Read the information on my own.

    1. Repeat the information in my head or out loud
    2. Learn the information by writing it.

    1. See the information displayed in an illustration, chart or picture.
    2. Read an explanation written in the text.

    1. Have someone show me or demonstrate it.
    2. Do it myself, it is not enough to show me.

    1. Visualize or mentally picture information.
    2. Draw illustration or charts of the information.

    Select the statement(S) that best describes the characteristics of your preferred course

  5. My preferred course format and environment is (Check all that apply)
    1. Lecture
    2. Discussion or recitation
    3. Independent study
    4. Lab, internship or experience-based activity
    5. Large class size
    6. Small class size
  6. I learn best in courses that (Check all that apply):
    1. Are highly organized with a detailed syllabus
    2. Are unstructured with a nonspecific, brief syllabus
    3. Provide personal choices and independence
    4. Emphasize facts and their importance
    5. Emphasize ideas, trends, and concepts
    6. Cover abstract information rather than concrete
  7. I learn best in courses when the professors (Check all that apply):
    1. Expect students to learn independently
    2. Provide some guidance for the learning
    3. Structure everything for me
    4. Expect recall or recognition of the material
    5. Expect me to analyze the material
    6. Expect my opinion of the material


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