This activity sheet asks students to reflect on how they best learn by having them describe recent classroom situations where they learned effectively through auditory, visual, or kinesthetic means. They are asked to rate on a scale how often each applies and explain why they understood or did not understand the material. Students also describe their optimal learning environment conditions.

1. Activity Sheet:
How Do You Learn Best?*
NAME:_
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: …
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: …
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: …
Environment.Describe the environment (climate, lighting, ventilation, sound) that helps
you to learn the best.
Answer: …
*Rhythms of College Success: A Journey of Discovery, Change, and Mastery. Piscitelli, S. Boston, MA:
Pearson Education, 2008, 99.