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VAK Learning Styles Self-Assessment Questionnaire

Circle or tick the answer that most represents how you generally behave.

(It’s best to complete the questionnaire before reading the accompanying explanation.)

1. When I operate new equipment I generally:

read the instructions first

listen to an explanation from someone who has used it before

go ahead and have a go, I can figure it out as I use it

2. When I need directions for travelling I usually:

look at a map

ask for spoken directions

follow my nose and maybe use a compass

3. When I cook a new dish, I like to:

follow a written recipe

call a friend for an explanation

follow my instincts, testing as I cook

4. If I am teaching someone something new, I tend to:

write instructions down for them

give them a verbal explanation

demonstrate first and then let them have a go

5. I tend to say:

watch how I do it

listen to me explain

you have a go

6. During my free time I most enjoy:

going to museums and galleries

listening to music and talking to my friends

playing sport or doing DIY

7. When I go shopping for clothes, I tend to:

imagine what they would look like on

discuss them with the shop staff

try them on and test them out

8. When I am choosing a holiday I usually:

read lots of brochures

listen to recommendations from friends

imagine what it would be like to be there

9. If I was buying a new car, I would:

read reviews in newspapers and magazines

discuss what I need with my friends

test-drive lots of different types

10. When I am learning a new skill, I am most comfortable:

watching what the teacher is doing

talking through with the teacher exactly what I’m supposed to do

giving it a try myself and work it out as I go

11. If I am choosing food off a menu, I tend to:

imagine what the food will look like

talk through the options in my head or with my partner

imagine what the food will taste like

12. When I go to a concert, I can’t help:

watching the band members and other people in the audience

listening to the lyrics and the beats

moving in time with the music

13. When I concentrate, I most often:

focus on the words or the pictures in front of me

discuss the problem and the possible solutions in my head

move around a lot, fiddle with pens and pencils and touch things

14. I choose household furnishings because I like:

their colours and how they look

the descriptions the sales-people give me

their textures and what it feels like to touch them

15. My first memory is of:

looking at something

being spoken to

doing something

16. When I am worried about an assignment, I:

visualise the worst-case scenarios

talk over in my head what worries me most

can’t sit still, fiddle and move around constantly

17. I feel especially connected to my group members because of:

how they look

what they say to me

how they make me feel

18. When I have to revise for an exam, I generally:

write lots of revision notes and diagrams

talk over my notes, alone or with other people

imagine making the movement or creating the formula

19. If I am explaining to someone I tend to:

show them what I mean

explain to them in different ways until they understand

encourage them to try and talk them through my idea as they do it

20. I enjoy:

watching films, photography, looking at art or people watching

listening to music, the radio or talking to friends

taking part in sporting activities, eating fine foods and wines or dancing

21. Most of my free time is spent:

watching television

talking to friends

doing physical activity or making things

22. When I first contact a new person, I usually:

arrange a face to face meeting

talk to them on the telephone

try to get together whilst doing something else, such as an activity or a meal

23. I first notice how people:

look and dress

sound and speak

stand and move

24. If I am angry, I tend to:

keep replaying in my mind what it is that has upset me

raise my voice and tell people how I feel

stamp about, slam doors and physically demonstrate my anger

25. I find it easiest to remember:

faces

names

things I have done

26. I think that you can tell if someone is lying if:

they avoid looking at you

their voices changes

they give me funny vibes

27. When I meet an old friend:

I say “it’s great to see you!”

I say “it’s great to hear from you!”

I give them a hug or a handshake

28. I remember things best by:

writing notes or keeping printed details

saying them aloud or repeating words and key points in my head

doing and practising the activity or imagining it being done

29. If I am unhappy about an assignment mark, I am most comfortable:

writing a letter

complaining over the phone

meeting with the academic to discuss the mark

30. I tend to say:

I see what you mean

I hear what you are saying

I know how you feel