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Thinking Styles

So how do you think about maths?

This test helps you investigate how you think when learning. It measures four scales:
Active/Reflective; Sensing/Intuitive; Visual/Non-visual; Global/Sequential
Details on each scale can be read on a separate page, or viewed with the results of the test.

In each section there will be several questions, each with two options.

We need to find out how you would act in a range of different situations. Even if a question doesn't seem to fit, try to answer it as accurately as you can.

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I understand something better after I

I would rather be considered

When I think about what I did yesterday I am most likely to get

I tend to

When I am learning something new it helps me to

If I were a teacher, I would rather teach a course

I prefer to get new information in

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Once I understand...

In a study group working on difficult material, I am more likely to

I find it easier

In a book with lots of pictures and charts, I am likely to

When I solve maths problems

In the classes I have taken

In reading nonfiction, I prefer

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I like teachers who

When I'm analysing a story or a novel

When I start a homework problem, I am more likely to

I prefer the idea of

I remember best

It is more important to me that an instructor

I prefer to study

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I am more likely to be considered

When I get directions to a new place, I prefer

I learn

I would rather first

When I am reading for enjoyment, I like writers to

When I see a diagram or sketch in class, I am most likely to remember

When considering a body of information, I am more likely to

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I more easily remember

When I have to perform a task, I prefer to

When someone is showing me data, I prefer

When writing an essay, I am more likely to
the beginning of the essay and progress forward
When I have to work on a group project, I first want to

I consider it higher praise to call someone

When I meet people at a party, I am more likely to remember

When I am learning a new subject, I prefer to

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I am more likely to be considered

I prefer courses that emphasize

For entertainment, I would rather

Some teachers start their lectures with an outline of what they will cover. Such outlines are

The idea of doing homework in groups, with one grade for the entire group,

When I am doing long calculations,

I tend to picture places I have been

When solving problems in a group, I would be most likely to