This document is an activity sheet that asks a student named Denise Hawkes to reflect on how she learns best. She indicates that she learns best through auditory explanations, as demonstrated when her professor explained her midterm assignment, allowing her to understand it better. She also learns visually, as seeing examples of what to do for the midterm on the class website helped her memorize the steps. Physically doing tasks also helps her learn, though she rated this a 4 out of 5. Finally, she needs light and silence to focus on studying and blocking out noise with music helps her concentrate.

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.