References on Learning Styles Inventories

References on Learning Styles Inventories

Compiled by Meredyth Goodwin, SSS at University of Idaho

1. We use DVC Learning Styles. http://www. /lsweb/dvclearn. htm <http://www. /lsweb/dvclearn. htm> . You want to scroll to the bottom and click on Learning Styles Survey.

2. I always come back to the Barsch. I have also developed my own list to accompany the results. http://ww2.nscc. edu/gerth_d/AAA0000000/barsch_inventory. htm <http://ww2.nscc. edu/gerth_d/AAA0000000/barsch_inventory. htm>

3. http://www. /overview/ <http://www. /overview/>

4. We use this with all of our new members – it’s quick, easy and the results are right on! J

http://www. /multiple/multiple_choice_questions. html <http://www. /multiple/multiple_choice_questions. html>

5. Noel Levitz’ College Student Inventory.

6. We’ve been very happy with CAPSOL and have been using it many years. The assessment itself meets all your criteria – and ours – for ease of use, validity, reliability and affordability. The staff is also very helpful. Here’s a link. http://www. /trial_inventory. html <http://www. /trial_inventory. html>

7. We use the CITE. Here’s a link – and it’s free! http://www. wvabe. org/cite. htm <http://www. wvabe. org/cite. htm>

8. Here’s a link to an online inventory that is probably derivative from Kolb. Felder and Silverman are mentioned in Coffield under the same family as Kolb. http://www4.ncsu. edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSdir/styles. htm <http://www4.ncsu. edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSdir/styles. htm>

9. Here’s another link to an instrument at the Institute for Learning Styles Research. The instrument is the Perceptual Modality Preference – similar to VARK, I suspect. Also some explanatory material. http://learningstyles. org/ <http://learningstyles. org/>

10. Another modality test. http://www. /multiple/multiple_choice_questions. html <http://www. /multiple/multiple_choice_questions. html>

11. This one links to several different inventories, including one that’s based on Sternberg, and a couple of others. Although it’s the “learning disabilities” resource, they seem generally applicable. http://www. ldrc. ca/ <http://www. ldrc. ca/>

12. VARK describes visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic learning style preferences (for more information, see www. <http://www. >).