1. Activity Sheet:
How Do You Learn Best?*
NAME:_ Vanessa Madriz
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: … A situation when I understood by hearing an explanation was like an art
class. I really understood it was simply because it was coloring a sheet of paper my
teacher handed out to me.
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: …With a visual I understood was a math problem my teacher showed it to the
class a couple times and I understood it because I got to actually see more than one
example and then it registered in my brain.
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: …An situation where I understood something by doing it physically was an
activity at a gym class and the reason why I believe I understood what my gym teacher
told us to do was because I was able to physically get a grasp of how to really do it.
Environment. Describe the environment (climate, lighting, ventilation, sound) that
helps you to learn the best.
Answer: …I believe being at the beach helps me learn best because it gives my mind a
piece of calmness and helps me feel like I’m a genius.
*Rhythms of College Success: A Journey of Discovery, Change, and Mastery. Piscitelli, S. Boston, MA:
Pearson Education, 2008, 99.