Learning Styles Inventory

A sample psychological evaluation administered by the PISD. Significantly, the test is concerned with feelings and attitudes, not reasoning or thinking. It is concerned not with what children know or can do, but with what they are like.

Learning Style Inventory

Read each statement and decide to what extent you would agree or disagree with that statement if you had something new or difficult to learn. Mark (SD), if you strongly disagree, or (D), disagree, or (U), uncertain, or (A), agree, or (SA), strongly agree, as the response that best describes how you feel most of the time. Some of the questions are repeated to help make the inventory results more reliable. Answer the repeated question the same as you did the first time you read the question. Give your immediate or first reaction to each question.


1. I study best when it is quiet
2. I like to make my parents happy by getting good grades
3. I like studying with lots of light
4. I like to be told what to do when my teacher gives me an assignment
5. I think best when I feel warm
6. I study best at a table or desk
7. When I study I like to sit on a soft chair or couch
8. I like to study with one or two friends
9. I like to do well in school
10. I usually fell more comfortable in warm weather than I do in cool weather
11. Other things are more important to me than my school work
12. I am able to study best in the morning
13. I often have trouble finishing things I should do
14. I have to be reminded often to do my school work
15. I like making my teacher proud of me
16. I study best when the lights are not too bright
17. When I really have a lot of studying to do I like to work alone
18. I do not like to eat, drink, or chew on anything while studying
19. I like to sit in a straight chair when I study
20. Sometimes I like to study alone and sometimes with friends
21. I remember things better when I read, rather than when someone tells me them
22. I think better when I eat while I study
23. I like an outline for how I should do my school work
24. I often nibble on something while I study
25. It's hard for me to sit in one place for a long time
26. I remember things best when I study them early in the morning
27. I like to learn by talking with people
28. I hardly ever finish all my work
29. I prefer to do my homework in the afternoon
30. I really don't care much for school
31. I like to feel what I learn inside of me
32. It is hard for me to think when there is noise
33. I like to learn something new by talking rather than by reading about it
34. At home I usually study under a shaded lamp while the rest of the room is dim
35. I really like to do experiments
36. I usually feel more comfortable in cool weather than I do in warm weather
37. When I do well in school, grown-ups in my family are proud of me
38. It is hard for me to be motivated to do my school work
39. I think best when I feel cool
40. I like to relax on rugs, carpets, a couch, a soft chair, or a bed when I study
41. It is important for me to please my teacher when I do my school work
42. I remember to do what I am told
43. I learn better by reading than by talking
44. Background noises or sound does not bother me when I do my school work
45. I am happy when I get good grades
46. I like to learn most by building, making or doing things
47. I usually finish my homework
48. If I could go to school anytime during the day, I would choose to go early in the morning
49. I have to be reminded several times to do my homework
50. It is harder for me to get things done in the late morning compared to the afternoon
51. It is easy for me to remember what I learn when I feel it inside of me
52. I like to be told exactly what to do
53. My parents are interested in how I do in school
54. I like my teacher to check my school work
55. I enjoy learning by going places
56. When I really have a lot of studying to do I like to work alone
57. Sometimes I like to learn alone, with a friend or with an adult
58. I can sit in one place for a long time
59. I cannot get interested in my school work
60. I really like to draw, color or trace things
61. I remember the things I hear better than when I read about them
62. I remember things best when I study them in the afternoon
63. No one really cares if I do well in school
64. I really like to shape and make things with my hands
65. When I study I like lots of bright light
66. I like to eat, drink, or chew on something when I study
67. When I really have a lot of studying to do I like to work with a group of friends
68. When it's warm outside I like to go out
69. I remember things best when I study them early in the morning
70. I can sit in one place for a long time
71. I often forget to do or finish my homework
72. I like to make things with my hands as I learn
73. I can think best in the evening
74. I like to be told how and what to do before I begin my homework
75. I am most awake around 10:00 in the morning
76. The things I like doing best in school I do with friends
77. I like adults nearby when I study
78. My family wants me to get good grades
79. Late morning is the best time for me to study
80. I like to learn most by building, making or doing things
81. I often want to start something new rather than finish what I've started
82. I keep forgetting to do the things I've been told to do
83. I like to be able to move and experience the motion and the feel of what I study
84. When I really have a lot of studying to do I like to work with two friends
85. I like to learn through real experiences
86. If I could go to school anytime during the day, I would choose to go in the early morning
87. I like to have an adult nearby when I do my school work
88. I can block out most sound when I study
89. If I have something new to learn, I would rather read than talk with someone to learn about it
90. I study best around 10:00 in the morning
91. I like school most of the time
92. I remember things better when people tell them to me rather than when I read about them
93. I often eat something while I study
94. I enjoy being with friends when I study
95. It's hard for me to sit in one place for a long time
96. I remember things best when I study them before evening
97. I think my teacher wants me to get good grades
98. I like to do things with adults
99. I really like to build things
100. I can study best in the afternoon
101. Sound bothers me when I am studying
102. When I really have a lot of studying to do I like to study with friends
103. When I can, I do my homework in the afternoon
104. I love to learn new things