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1. Do you understand a piece better if you
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a) play it over and over
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b) think it through
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2. Would you like other people to think you are
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a) realistic (sensible)
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b) innovative (full of good ideas)
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3. Think about what you did yesterday… Do you get
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a) a picture
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b) words
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4. When you first learn a complete piece do you
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a) know all the notes [and less of the structure]
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b) know how all the sections and repeats work
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5. When you’re learning something new does it help you to
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a) talk about it
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b) think about it
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6. If you were a teacher would you rather teach
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a) facts and real life situations [like geography]
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b) ideas and theories [like religion and arts]
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7. At school do you prefer to be given worksheets with
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a) lots of pictures and diagrams
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b) lots of words
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8. Once you understand
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a) all the notes and bars in a piece, you understand the whole thing
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b) the overall structure, you see how all the notes and bars fit into it
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9. In a group lesson are you more likely to
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a) jump in to answer questions and volunteer
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b) watch and listen {once they’ve got over being shy}
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10. Do you find it easier to
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a) learn facts
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b) learn [more abstract] ideas
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11. If you’re looking at a book with lots of pictures in i.e. a story book, do you
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a) look at the pictures carefully
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b) focus on the words
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12. When you solve maths problems do you
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a) work your way to the solution one step at a time
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b) see the answer immediately and struggle to figure out the steps to get there
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13. At school have you
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a) got to know a lot of people in your class
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b) got to know just a few
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14. When reading [non-fiction] books at school, do you prefer
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a) something that teaches you facts or tells you how something works
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b) something that gives you ideas to think about
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15. Do you prefer teachers who
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a) use pictures and diagrams
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b) talk and use words to explain new things
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16. When reading stories do you
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a) remember all the events in it
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b) remember the general theme of it
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17. When solving a problem, do you
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a) get stuck in and try and find the answer
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b) get all the facts sorted in your head first
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18. Do you prefer the idea of
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a) science [certainty]
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b) art, music and ideas [theory]
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19. Do you remember best
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a) what you see
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b) what you hear
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20. Do you like teachers who
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a) teach carefully in small steps
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b) give you an overall view and who relate material to other subjects
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21. Do you prefer to learn things
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a) in a group
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b) on your own
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22. Do people think you are
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a) careful about details
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b) creative in your approach to work {possibly answered by the parent!}
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23. When you get directions to a new place, i.e. a room in a building, do you prefer
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a) a map
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b) written instructions
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24. Do you learn
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a) at a regular pace and study hard to “get it”
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b) in big chunks then nothing for a while and are totally confused about a subject until it “clicks”
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25. Would you rather
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a) try things out first
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b) think about how to do it first
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26. In bed-time stories [when you were younger] did you
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a) prefer stories that say clearly what they mean
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b) say things in creative and interesting ways
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27. When you see a diagram or sketch in class, are you more likely to remember
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a) the picture
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b) what the teacher says about it
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28. When you think about how to ride a bike, do you
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a) think about stirring, pushing the pedals round, breaks and balancing
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b) moving forwards
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29. Do you remember more easily
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a) something you have done
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b) something you have thought about a lot
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30. When you perform a piece, do you like to
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a) master one way of doing it
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b) come up with new ways of doing it
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31. When someone is showing you data (information) from a science experiment, do you prefer
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a) the graphs and charts
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b) the text summary
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32. When writing a story, do you
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a) starting writing the beginning and move through to the end
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b) write, or think about, the middle, end and beginning then put it all together
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33. When working on a group project, do you
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a) want everyone to think up ideas together
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b) want everyone to think up ideas separately then bring them together
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34. Do you like people to call you
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a) sensible and careful
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b) imaginative (full of ideas)
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35. When you meet someone just once, do you
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a) remember what they looked like
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b) remember what they said about themselves
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36. When you are learning a new piece, do you
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a) focus on it and learn as much as you can about it as possible
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b) try and make connections between it and other pieces you’ve learnt
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37. Do people consider you (think you are)
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a) outgoing
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b) reserved
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38. Do you prefer courses that rely on
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a) concrete material (facts and data)
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b) abstract material [concepts and theories]
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39. Would you rather
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a) go to the cinema
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b) read the book telling the story of the film
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40. If teachers start with an outline of the lesson this is
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a) not very helpful
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b) very helpful
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41. The idea of doing homework, or class work, in a group and getting one grade of the entire group
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a) appeals to you
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b) does not appeal to you
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42. When you do long sum, do you
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a) repeat all the steps and check carefully
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b) find checking your work tiresome (boring)
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43. Do you see pictures of places you’ve been
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a) easily and fairly accurately
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b) with difficulty and without much detail
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44. When thinking about environmental problems, would you be more likely to
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a) think of the steps to a possible solution
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b) think of possible consequences or applications of a solution
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