Completing the Kolb Learning Styles Questionnaire

Brief directions to assist in the process!

Find the two-part questionnaire in your workbook

• You will see that each sentence has 4 endings.

• Consider the recent learning experience you just described, and rank order the four choices that describe the way you learn

• 4= most like you 1= least like you

• Be sure to use 1, 2, 3, and 4 level rankings on each statement.

Go to sheet 2 to calculate your scores

Tally up the number of points for each shape.

These are marked AC, AE, CE, RO with a color symbol.

Hint: Each shape should have a total score between 12-48. Record these in the shapes at the top of the page.

Your four scores should add up to a total of 120.

AEAC CE RO

Place your responses on the grid on page 3

• Mark your numerical score on the horizontal or vertical lines. Then, connect your scores to form a shape.

AE20

19

39

42RO

What do your scores mean?

This graphic illustrates the Experiential Learning Cycle as first proposed by David Kolb in 1984.

AE

Concrete Experience

ActiveExperimentation

Abstract Conceptualization

ReflectiveObservation

AE

Turn to page 6 of your workbook, and identify your preferred learning style

1. Diverging

2. Assimilating

3. Converging

4. Accommodating

What does the shape of your kite indicate?

Diverging(High scores on Concrete Experience and ReflectiveObservation

Now, determine the strength of your preference by calculating these scores

Total for ______ minus total for ______ = AC-CE How you take in experience

Total for _____ minus total for _____ = AE – RO How you deal with experience

RO

Turn to page 8 and record these two scores on the grid

Place the AC- CE score on the vertical line(note negative numbers are at the top)

This vertical axis indicates your preference for thinking vs. experiencing

Place the AE – RO score on the horizontal line(note negative numbers are on the far right)

This horizontal axis indicates your preference for doing vs. reflecting

Find the intersection of the two points on the vertical and horizontal lines on the grid

• In what quadrant does your preference lie?

• The closer your data point is to the center of the grid, the more balanced your learning style

• If your data point falls near a corner of the grid in the unshaded area, you tend to rely heavily on that learning style

Read the paragraph about your preferred learning style on page 9

• Diverging

• Assimilating

• Converging

• Accommodating