http://www.howtolearn.com/personal.html

This site registers your e/mail address and then gives an on/line learning style inventory. No fee. 36 questions, on/line scoring. Gives you % of your preferable style (visual, kinesthetic, auditory (for example: 50%, 21%, 28%), takes about 5 – 10 mintes.

http://scbe.on.ca/mit/mi.htm

Multiple inteligence theory (definitions, characteristics, classroom strategies etc.)

Composed by literature teachers.

http://snow.utoronto.ca/Learn2/introll.html

WebCT course “Learning to Learn” where module 3 is called “Learning Styles”

You can find two inventories in this course: Multiple Intelligence Inventory

No-one uses one of the styles exclusively, and there is usually significant overlap in learning styles. To discover your learning style, click here (links to psychometric test)

Visual learners relate most effectively to written information, notes, diagrams and pictures. Typically they will be unhappy with a presentation where they are unable to take detailed notes - to an extent information does not exist for a visual learner unless it has been seen written down. This is why some visual learners will take notes even when they have printed course notes on the desk in front of them. Visual learners will tend to be most effective in written communication, symbol manipulation etc.

Visual learners make up around 65% of the population.

Auditory learners relate most effectively to the spoken word. They will tend to listen to a lecture, and then take notes afterwards, or rely on printed notes. Often information written down will have little meaning until it has been heard - it may help auditory learners to read written information out loud. Auditory learners may be sophisticated speakers, and may specialise effectively in subjects like law or politics.

Auditory learners make up about 30% of the population.

Kinaesthetic Learners learn effectively through touch and movement and space, and learn skills by imitation and practice. Predominantly kinaesthetic learners can appear slow, in thatinformation is normally not presented in a style that suits their learning methods. Kinaesthetic

learners make up around 5% of the population.

http://www.wmich.edu/asc/learning-styles.html

There are many different learning styles. Identifying your preferred learning style leads to metacognition (self-awareness). Your preferred learning style is like your favorite shoes: what you go to first. But your favorite shoes are not always appropriate, so you have to try something different.

There is no right or wrong learning style. Although you may prefer one style over another, preferences develope like muscles: the more they are used, the stronger they become. Successful students have flexible and integrated learning styles. Here is a list to indentify your preferred learning style and try to develope use of the other styles:

Print The print-orientated student prefers to learn through reading.

Aural The aurally-orienated student is likely to learn best through listening. This person enjoys audio tapes and listening to what other learners have to say.

Interactive The interactive student enjoys discussions with other students on a one-to-one basis or in small groups.

Visual Visual learners do best by looking at pictures, graphs, slides, demonstrations, films, etc.

Haptic Haptic learners do best through the sense of touch. This type of person assimilates information through a hands-on approach.

Kinesthetic Kinesthetically-oriented people learn best while moving.

Olfactory This refers to the use of the sense of smell in learning.

GSU (Georgia State University) Master Program on Learning Styles – interesting info on Myers-Briggs types of cognition.

http://www.gsu.edu/~dschjb/wwwmbti.html

http://ag.arizona.edu/aed/aed695a/

Strong CE and AE.

Strength lies in doing things.

Carry out plans and experiments.

Involve oneself in new experiences.

Tends to be a risk taker.

Excel in situations where one must adapt to specific circumstances.

Where theory or plan does not "fit the facts," accommodator would discard theory

or plan.

Tend to solve problems in intuitive, trial-and-error manner.

Rely heavily on other people for information rather than on one’s own analytic

ability.

At ease with people, but perceived to be impatient and "pushy".

Strong CE and RO

Strength lies in imaginative ability

Excel in ability to view concrete situations from many perspectives

Perform well in situations that call for idea generation, i.e. brainstorming

Interested in people

Imaginative and emotional

Broad cultural interests

Specialize in the arts, humanities, often liberal

e.g.-counselors, personnel managers, organization development specialists

Strong AC and AE

Strength lies in practical application of ideas

Do good in situations where there is a single, correct answer or solution to

question or problem--i.e. intelligence tests

Uses deductive reasoning on specific problems

Unemotional

Prefer to deal with things, rather than people

Narrow, technical interests

Specialize in physical sciences, engineers

Strong AC and RO

Strength lies in ability to create theoretical models

Excel in inductive reasoning

Excel in assimilating disparate observations into integrated explanation

Less interested in people, more concerned with abstract concepts

Less concerned with practical use of theories

Important that theory is logical, sound and precise

If theory does not "fit the facts" assimilator will likely disregard or reexamine facts

e.g.-basic scientists, mathematicians, research, planning