Kolb Questionnaire

1. Completing the Kolb Learning
Styles Questionnaire
Brief directions to assist in the
process!

2. Find the two-part questionnaire
in your workbook
• You will see that each sentence has 4 endings.
• Consider the recent learning experience you just
described, and rank order the four choices that
describe the way you learn
• 4= most like you 1= least like you
• Be sure to use 1, 2, 3, and 4 level rankings on
each statement.

3. Go to sheet 2 to calculate your
scores
Tally up the number of points for each shape.
These are marked AC, AE, CE, RO with a color symbol.
Hint: Each shape should have a total score between 12-
48. Record these in the shapes at the top of the page.
Your four scores should add up to a total of
120.
AEAC CE RO

4. Place your responses on the grid
on page 3
• Mark your numerical score on the horizontal or vertical
lines. Then, connect your scores to form a shape.
AE
20
19
39
42
RO

5. What do your scores mean?
This graphic illustrates the Experiential Learning
Cycle as first proposed by David Kolb in 1984.
AE

6. Concrete Experience
Active
Experimentation
Abstract
Conceptualization
Reflective
Observation
AE

7. Turn to page 6 of your workbook,
and identify your preferred
learning style
1. Diverging
2. Assimilating
3. Converging
4. Accommodating
What does the shape of
your kite indicate?
Diverging
(High scores on
Concrete Experience
and Reflective
Observation

8. Now, determine the strength of
your preference by calculating
these scores
Total for ______ minus total for ______ = AC-CE How you take in
experience
Total for _____ minus total for _____ = AE – RO How you deal with
experience
RO

9. Turn to page 8 and record these
two scores on the grid
Place the AC- CE score on the vertical line
(note negative numbers are at the top)
This vertical axis indicates your preference for thinking vs. experiencing
Place the AE – RO score on the horizontal line
(note negative numbers are on the far right)
This horizontal axis indicates your preference for doing vs. reflecting

10. Find the intersection of the two
points on the vertical and
horizontal lines on the grid
• In what quadrant does your preference lie?
• The closer your data point is to the center of the
grid, the more balanced your learning style
• If your data point falls near a corner of the grid in
the unshaded area, you tend to rely heavily on
that learning style

11. Read the paragraph about your
preferred learning style on page 9
• Diverging
• Assimilating
• Converging
• Accommodating