When you.. |
Visual |
Auditory |
Kinesthetic & Tactile |
Spell | Do you try to see the word? | Do you sound out the word or use a phonetic approach? | Do you write the word down to find if it feels right? |
Talk | Do you sparingly but dislike listening for too long? Do you favor words such as see, picture, and imagine? | Do you enjoy listening but are impatient to talk? Do you use words such as hear, tune, and think? | Do you gesture and use expressive movements? Do you use words such as feel, touch, and hold? |
Concentrate | Do you become distracted by untidiness or movement? | Do you become distracted by sounds or noises? | Do you become distracted by activity around you? |
Meet someone again | Do you forget names but remember faces or remember where you met? | Do you forget faces but remember names or remember what you talked about? | Do you remember best what you did together? |
Contact people on business | Do you prefer direct, face-to-face, personal meetings? | Do you prefer the telephone? | Do you talk with them while walking or participating in an activity? |
Read | Do you like descriptive scenes or pause to imagine the actions? | Do you enjoy dialog and conversation or hear the characters talk? | Do you prefer action stories or are not a keen reader? |
Do something new at work | Do you like to see demonstrations, diagrams, slides, or posters? | Do you prefer verbal instructions or talking about it with someone else? | Do you prefer to jump right in and try it? |
Put something together | Do you look at the directions and the picture? | Do you ignore the directions and figure it out as you go along? | |
Need help with a computer application | Do you seek out pictures or diagrams? | Do you call the help desk, ask a neighbor, or growl at the computer? | Do you keep trying to do it or try it on another computer? |
Adapted from Colin Rose(1987). Accelerated Learning.
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