Project IDEELS:

Intercultural Dynamics in European Education 
through onLine Simulation
 

Student Learning Style inventory
2008
 

Student  id number  (matriculation number) (7 digits) 

 
1.  When you come to a new situation do you usually
a. try it right away, and learn by doing
b. like to watch first and try it later 
2.  Do you think people should be more
a. sensible and practical
b. imaginative and inspired

3.  When you come to an uncertain situation do you 
a. usually trust your feelings more
b. usually trust your thinking more

4.  Would you say you are 
a. a little more serious
b. a little more easy-going

5.  Do you spend most of your time 
a. in bigger groups and seldom alone
b. in smaller groups or alone

6.  It is better 
a. to be able to accept things
b. to want to change things

7.  Is it worse 
a. to do unkind things
b. to do unfair things

8.  Do you prefer it when things are 
a. planned and structured
b. spontaneous and unplanned

9.  After a day spent with a lot of people do you 
a. feel energized and stimulated
b. feel drained and like being alone

10.  When you need to get something important done, do you prefer to 
a. do it the way that has worked before
b. do it a new way that you just thought of

11.  Which is a bigger compliment?
a. "he/she is really nice"
b. "he/she is really smart"

12.  When it comes to time, are you more likely to 
a. usually be on time
b. be pretty flexible

13.  When you are in a group do you usually 
a. do a lot of the talking
b. mostly listen and talk a little

14.  Are you more interested in 
a. what really is
b. what can be

15.  When you look at two things, do you mostly notice 
a. how they are the same
b. how they are different

16.  Do you tend to get along better
a. with people who are a lot like you
b. with lots of different types of people

17.  Most other people seem to see you as 
a. kind of out-going
b. kind of shy and reserved

18.  When it comes to work that is very exacting and detailed 
a. it comes pretty easily to you
b. you tend to lose interest in it quickly

19.  When your friends disagree, is it more important to you 
a. to help them agree and come together
b. to help them come to the right answer

20.  When you get up in the morning 
a. you know pretty much how your day will go
b. it seems every day is pretty different

21.  When it comes to using the phone 
a. you use it a lot and make most of the calls
b. you use it most when others call you

22.  When you work on group projects, do you prefer 
a. to help make sure the project gets done and works
b. to help come up with the ideas and plans

23.  Others often describe you as a 
a. warm-hearted person
b. cool-headed person

24.  Is it more your way 
a. to "do the right thing"
b. to "do the thing right"

25.  When you talk to strangers you've just met do you 
a. talk pretty easily and at length
b. run out of things to say pretty quickly

26.  When it comes to work do you 
a. prefer steady effort and a regular routine
b. work in spurts, really "on" then really "off"

27.  Is it worse to be 
a. too critical
b. too emotional

28.  Would you rather have things 
a. finished and decided
b. open to change

29.  When it comes to news at school, do you seem 
a. to find it out quickly
b. to be one of the last to know

30.  Are you more likely to trust 
a. your experience
b. your hunches

31.  Do you prefer teachers who are more 
a. caring and supportive
b. knowledgeable and expect a lot

32.  Is it more your way 
a. to finish one project before you start a new one
b. to have lots of projects going at once

33.  Which is more true of you? Do you 
a. too often act and talk without thinking much first
b. spend too much time thinking and not enough doing

34.  Games would be more fair if kids 
a. would just follow the rules
b. would just use "good sportsmanship"

35.  Is it usually easier for you to tell 
a. how someone else is feeling
b. what someone else is thinking

36.  Is it more useful 
a. to be able to organize and plan
b. to be able to adapt and make do

37.  At a party or gathering 
a. do you do more of the introducing of others
b. do others introduce you more

38.  Do you think more about 
a. what is going on right now
b. what will happen in the future

39.  Do you tend to 
a. show your feelings
b. keep your feelings to yourself

40.  Are you the kind of person who 
a. needs to have things a certain way
b. does it any old way

41.  When you get done with an assignment do you 
a. feel like showing it to someone
b. like to keep it to yourself

42.  Things would be better if people were
a. more realistic
b. more imaginative

43.  Would you say you are more concerned with 
a. being appreciated by others
b. achieving something important

44.  It is better when people 
a. know what they want
b. keep an open mind

45.  Friday night after a long week do you usually 
a. feel like going to a party or going out
b. feel like renting a movie or relaxing

46.  When you do a job, is it usually your approach 
a. to start from the beginning, and go step-by-step
b. to start anywhere, and figure it out as you go

47.  When you tell a story, do you talk mostly about 
a. how the people involved were effected
b. what went on in general

48.  Do you feel most comfortable when things are more 
a. planned and you know what to expect
b. unplanned and flexible
 

 


 

 Adapted from the Paragon Learning Style Inventory 
Paragon Educational Consulting