| Have you ever stopped for a minute and thought | | | | university counseling center, there are any number of |
| about how it is you learn best? What sort of class | | | | free, online assessments you can work through to find |
| were you taking when you made your best grades? | | | | out what style of learner you are. Some of the most |
| What kind of teacher did you have? If you haven't, | | | | popular/widely used assessments include: |
| maybe you should. | | | | - Solomon and Felder's Index of Learning Styles |
| Your learning style can have a major impact on how | | | | Questionnaire; |
| well you do in a class. If you're an active or kinesthetic | | | | - Mencle amd Hartman's Learning Style Assessment; |
| learner, someone who learns best while actively | | | | - Memletic's Learning Styles Inventory; and |
| participating in class, you're very likely going to bomb a | | | | - Univ. of Arizona's Learning Style Profile Generator. |
| lecture class. Conversely, if you're an auditory learner, | | | | Once you've uncovered the style or styles (if you're a |
| you would do better in a lecture class than a hands-on | | | | multiple modality learner) that suit you best, you can |
| lab. Or, perhaps you're a visual learner and do best in | | | | start planning out your courses and selecting your |
| demonstration courses. The key here is that, | | | | instructors. If you need help selecting which courses or |
| whenever possible, you should attempt to match the | | | | instructors would really be of most benefit to you, visit |
| courses you take or instructors you seek out to the | | | | with your academic advisor. The advisor, at least at |
| style of learning which suits you best. | | | | the undergraduate level, is usually your best source for |
| How do you find out what style of learner you are? If | | | | "unbiased" information on the courses and instructors |
| you're not interested in accessing your college or | | | | available on your campus. |