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BARSCH LEARNING STYLE PREFERENCE FORM

Ventura College Learning Disability Clinic

Please place a check in the appropriate box after each statement	Often	Sometimes	Seldom

1. Can remember more about a subject through listening than reading.
2. Follow written directions better than oral directions.
3. Like to write things down or take notes for visual review.
4. Bear down extremely hard with pen or pencil when writing.
5. Require explanations of diagrams, graphs, or visual directions.
6. Enjoy working with tools.
7. Am skillful at and enjoy developing and making graphs.
8. Can tell if sounds match when presented with pairs of sounds.
9. Remember best by writing things down several times.
10. Can understand and follow directions of maps
11. Do better at academic subjects by listening to lectures and tapes
12. Play with coins or keys in pockets.
13. Learn to spell better by repeating the letters out loud and by writing the word on paper.
14. Can better understand a news article by reading about it in the paper than by listening to it on the radio.
15. Chew gum, smoke, or snack during studies.
16. Feel the best way to remember is to picture it in my head.
17. Learn spelling by finger-spelling the words.
18. Would rather listen to a good lecture or speech than read about the same material in a textbook.
19. Am good at working and solving jigsaw puzzles and mazes.
20. Grip objects in my hands during the learning process.
21. Prefer listening to the news on the radio to reading about it in the newspaper.
22. Obtain information on an interesting subject by reading relevant materials.
23. Feel very comfortable touching others, hugging, and handshaking
24. Follow oral directions better than written directions.

Scoring Procedure

OFTEN: 5 Points SOMETIMES: 3 Points SELDOM:1Point 1. Place the point value on the line next to its corresponding item number. 2. Add the values to obtain your preference scores under each heading. VPS: Visual Preference Score APS: Auditory Preference Score TPS: Tactile Preference Score	VISUAL	AUDITORY	TACTILE
	2	1	4
	3	5	6
	7	8	9
	10	11	12
	14	13	15
	16	18	17
	20	21	19
	22	24	23

	VPS	APS	TPS

HOW TO USE THIS INFORMATION

Remember that your preference scores indicate relative learning styles. There is no PERFECT score or style. This presentation is for your information only, and not to be used to interpret or modify your behavior. Teach your students according to their learning styles and use your knowledge to HELP YOUR STUDENTS, the first objective of every lesson.

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