Assignment #3

Katie Cooper

           

Assignment 3:Learning/Cognitive Style Inventories

The two types of surveys my class was assigned to take were a cognitive style inventory test and a learning style inventory test.  The cognitive inventory test taught people the way they preferred to learn information.  The learning style inventory test taught the person what type of learner they were.  Both of the tests were about a page long, and contained about fifteen questions.  The cognitive test found me to be a sensorial thinker.  According to the website, sensorial thinkers prefer to use their five senses, think with common sense, and have a memory rich in detail.  The learning style test proved me to be a visual learner.  Visual learners learn best by having something to look at, while learning. 

            After taking both the cognitive style inventory test and the learning style inventory test, I was presented with fairly accurate results.  The results from the cognitive inventory test were relatively similar to myself.  However, the results from the learning style inventory were very accurate.  I definitely consider myself to be a visual learner, and I have used this learning style my entire life.

            Knowing the results from my surveys, can allow me to be a better teacher in the future.  The reason this information can help me in the classroom, is because I will know what type of learning I specialize in.  To be the best teacher I can be, I can incorporate my learning styles into my lessons.  As well as, focusing on other types of learning to ensure the best education for my students.  The url addresses from where I took my surveys are, http://tests.infoartperu.com/en/test_cognitivestyles.htm and http://www.personal.psu.edu/bxb11/LSI/LSI.htm.