1. Activity Sheet:
How Do You Learn Best?*
NAME:_Denise Hawkes
Auditory. Describe a recent class situation in which you understood the material by
hearing an explanation. You really got it! Rate how often this happens on a scale of 1
(almost never) to 5 (almost always). Explain why you think you got it or why you think
you did not get it.
Answer: When we had to do our midterm assignment. I didn’t understand what we were
suppose to do until I asked the professor to show me what needed to be done. Then I
understood the project better. I will rate this experience a 4…
Visual. Describe a recent class situation in which you understood the material by seeing
the explanation. Maybe the instructor used pictures or a model. Whatever she used,
you really got it! Rate how often this happens on a scale of 1 (almost never) to 5
(almost always). Explain why you think you got it or why you think you did not get it.
Answer: again the midterm for this class I needed to see what we were suppose to do on
the websites so I could memorize the steps go home and do it myself. This happens
often where I will need to see the example then I will understand it better. I rate this
experience as a 5…
Kinesthetic. Describe a recent class situation in which you understood the material by
physically doing something. Maybe it was a science lab or maybe you constructed a
model. Whatever happened, you really got it! Rate how often this happens on a scale of
1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always). Explain why you think you got it or why you think
you did not get it.
Answer: My English class has a lab and I thought I had to come to the campus to do my
skills and the lab instructor informed me that I can do them at home if I have internet
access and that I will only come to campus to take my post test. I will rate this as a 4…
Environment. Describe the environment (climate, lighting, ventilation, sound) that
helps you to learn the best.
Answer: I need light and silence when I’m trying to study information or gather
information. When I’m doing my homework I will listen to music on my phone with my
headphones in, the music blocks out the noise around me so I can concentrate better.…
*Rhythms of College Success: A Journey of Discovery, Change, and Mastery. Piscitelli, S. Boston, MA:
Pearson Education, 2008, 99.