Use this questionnaire to discover more about the class ...
1. Answer the following questions with yes or no.
Then have a look at the interpretation on the answer sheet ...
Later you can read the main characteristics of each sensory group.
2. I prefer baggy clothes.
3. I like to work quickly and finish early.
4. I always notice details.
5. I cannot stop chattering, whispering...
6. I use movement and rhythmic routines in order to learn my lessons.
7. I am very sensitive to room temperature.
8. I am rather good at oral work but my performance in written tests is sometimes less satisfactory.
9. I recall information by visualising the source.
10. l do not like too many details, l prefer concise explanations.
11. l like touching people and things when l want to become acquainted with them.
12. I tend to follow the teacher with my eyes when s/he moves around the classroom.
13. I tend to avoid oral production, and when asked to speak, will keep my production to a minimum.
14. I am a good story-teller.
15. I like interior monologues.
16. I like going to the blackboard and using it.
17. I generally write words over and over and l am not always neat.
18. I watch television when l am doing homework.
19. I am neat in the presentation of my written work and try to keep an orderly learning environment.
20. When l have to meet someone, l prepare what l will say to him/her.
21. As l know how to listen to others, l can be considered a natural leader.
22. I prefer using concrete words.
23. I read the instructions before using something new.
24. I have a good memory for people and places.
2. What do you like at school?
Now that you are a bit more accustomed with the classification of sensory types, try to find what learners of each type prefer using at school... Tick where necessary.
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Visually oriented learners do not use the same words as auditory or kinaesthetic learners and vice-versa.
Each sensory type tends to use specific words. Try to guess the specific words in the following sentences.
l. l would like to ..................................................................you before the test.
2. Allow me to.............................................................my point of view.
3. I ' m going to.................................................you my exercise book.
4. That ..........................................................like an algebraic problem.
5. 1 want to give the English teacher a clear ............................................................
l. Let me ...........................................................................to the head teacher.
2. I ' d like to ..................................................................................to you, Sir.
3. What you ........................................................................is of great importance to the students.
4. I...........................................................what you say, but l need some more details.
5. That.................................................................................like the right solution.
1. That teacher has a thorough ........................................................................of the subject.
2. You've ...................................................................an interesting point.
3. The results are immediately ............................................................................
4. After the end of the school year it would be good to keep in ...................................................
5. Can you...................................................................that teaching job for a week, Tom?
WARNING
Needless to say that these exercises have no scientific value at all. Some readers will notice that they are largely influenced by Neu ro - linguistic Programming. (NLP in short) but a good amount of common sense is enough to do them. Actually, they are intended to make pupils / students aware of the way they learn, which may eventually be a valuable tool for their future school work. The classification goes as follows: the visual type, the auditive (audi-tory) type and the kinaesthetic type. Note that people cannot always be assigned entirely to a single sensory group. in other words, you cannot be fully visual or kinaesthetic but rather you are dominated by one tendency: for example, you can be an auditive (auditory) - dominant learner.
STRUCTURE
3 exercises :
1. ARE YOU A VISUAL, AUDITIVE (AUDITORY) OR KINESTHETIC LEARNER ?
Aim: Discover how people (learners in our case) perceive things. Be aware of the 3 groups and their main characteristics.
2. WHAT DO YOU LIKE AT SCHOOL?
Aim: Discover what type of material each group prefers using at school.
3. WHICH WORDS DO YOU USE ?
Aim : Discover the words most often used by each group.
To be read after the first exercise : information about the main groups
Always notices details and cannot bear the sight of blood. If her/his addressee does not look her/him straight in the eye, s/he gets the impression that the addressee is not listening. Also very attentive to the expression s/he can read on the addressee's face. S/he generally has a good memory of people and places and likes to take pictures of them. If you tell her/him the route to follow, do not forget to show it on a map. S/he is not easily disturbed by noise and is the type that watches television while doing her/his homework. Spring is her / his favourite season because of its marvellous colours.
At school, s/he tends to follow the teacher with her/his eyes while the teacher moves around the classroom. Not surprisingly, s/he recalls information by visualising the source. Something typical about the type: s/he tends to avoid oral production and when asked to speak, will keep her/his production to a minimum despite the fact that s/he could be a very good pupil!
S/he must look away when stared in the eye! Contrary to the previous type, s/he doesn't like details and tends to prefer concise explanations! S/he needs time to act and take long - term decisions. When s/he has to meet someone, s/he likes to imagine what s/he will tell the person. S/he does not cut people short. S/he keeps on asking questions for a better understanding of things. Irritated by cries and sounds - when children make a racket for instance - and knows how to spot unusual sounds such as the engine of a car ...
At school, s/he is regarded as the nice but naughty person and as such attracts the others' attention and consequently is often a group leader. S/he loves telling stories to her/his school - friends and is very often a chatter - box... Understands an oral presentation without the need of visual help. S/he may be bright at oral work but the thorn of the rose is that the performance on written tests is sometimes poor... Often plays a musical instrument or at least...would like to.
S/he loves saunas and massages and cannot bear even tiny animals on her/his skin! Very sensitive, s/he likes shaking hands, keeping close links with the family and the relatives and touching people and things. S/he is also easily moved by others' problems.
At school, s/he feels s/he is two sizes bigger than the desk and is very sensitive to room temperature. S/he likes speaking with concrete words and has the power of breaking the language into bits and pieces! S/he generally writes words over and over and is not neat at all! Last but not least, s/he uses inouement and rhythmic routines in order to learn!
1. ARE YOU A VISUAL, AUDITIVE (AUDITORY) OR KIN-ESTHETIC LEARNER ?
VISUAL TYPE SAYS YES TO 3, 4, 9, 12, 13, 18, 19, 24
AUDITORY TYPE SAYS YES TO 1, 5, 8, 10, 14, 15, 20, 21
KINESTHETIC TYPE SAYS YES TO 2, 6, 7, 11, 16, 17, 22, 23
2. WHAT DO YOU LIKE AT SCHOOL ?
VISUAL TYPE LIKES VIDEO TAPES, FLASH CARDS, CARD GAMES, POSTERS, DIAGRAMS, TABLES
AUDITORY TYPE LIKES SONGS, POEMS, RHYMES, AUDIOCASSETTES
KINESTHETIC TYPE LIKES GAMES LIKE SIMON SAYS,CLASSROOM TASKS, BLACKBOARD WORK
3. WHICH WORDS DO YOU USE ?
VISUAL TYPE SAYS 1.SEE 2.ILLUSTRATE 3.SHOW 4.LOOKS 5.IMPRESSION
AUDITORY TYPE SAYS 1.TALK 2.SPEAK 3.SAY 4.HEARS 5.SOUNDS
KINESTHETIC TYPE SAYS 1.GRASP 2.COME 3.PALPABLE 4.CONTACT 5.HANDLE
