Perceptual Learning Style Preference Questionnaire
Name: Primary:
Age: Date:
School: Country:
Directions:
People learn in many different ways. For example, some people learn primarily with their
eyes (visual learners) or with their ears (auditory learners); some people prefer to learn by
experience and/or by “hands-on” tasks (kinesthetic or tactile learners); some people learn
better when they work alone, while others prefer to learn in groups.
This questionnaire has been designed to help you identify the way(s) you learn best—the
way(s) you prefer to learn.
Read each statement on the following pages. Please respond to the statements AS THEY
APPLY TO YOUR STUDY OF ENGLISH. Decide whether you agree or disagree with each
statement. For example, if you strongly agree (SA), mark:
Strongly
Strongly agree Agree Undecided Disagree
disagree
(SA) (A) (U) (D)
(SD)
X
Please respond to each statement quickly, without too much thought. Try not to change your
responses after you choose them. Please answer all the questions. Please use a pen to mark
your choices.
(U)
(SA) (A) (D) (SD)
Undecide
Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly
d
agree disagree
SA A U D SD
1. When the teacher tells me the instructions, I
understand better.
2. I prefer to learn by doing something in class.
3. I get more work done when I work with
others.
4. I learn more when I study with a group.
5. In class, I learn best when I work with others.
6. I learn better by reading what the teacher
writes on the whiteboard.
7. When someone tells me how to do something
in class, I learn it better.
8. When I do things in class, I learn better.
9. I remember things I have heard in class
better than things I have read.
10. When I read instructions, I remember them
better.
11. I learn more when I can make a model of
something.
12. I understand better when I read instructions.
13. When I study alone, I remember things
better.
14. I learn more when I make something for a
class project.
15. I enjoy learning in class by doing
experiments.
16. I learn better when I make drawings as I
study.
17. I learn better in class when the teacher gives
a lecture.
18. When I work alone, I learn better.
19. I understand things better in class when I
participate in role-playing.
20. I learn better in class when I listen to
someone.
21. I enjoy working on an assignment with two or
three classmates.
22. When I build something, I remember what I
have learned better.
23. I prefer to study with others.
24. I learn better by reading than by listening to
someone.
25. I enjoy making something for a class project.
26. I learn best in class when I can participate in
related activities.
27. In class, I work better when I work alone.
28. I prefer working on projects by myself.
29. I learn more by reading textbooks than by
listening to a lecture.
30. I prefer to work by myself.
Thank you for your cooperation.