Statement No. Statement ✓or X? 1 I like to be absolutely correct about things. 2 I quite like taking risks. 3 I prefer to solve problems using a step-by-step approach rather than guessing. 4 I prefer simple, straightforward things rather than something complicated. 5 I often do things 'just because I feel like it' rather than thinking about it first. 6 I don't often take things for granted. I like to check things out for myself. 7 What matters most about what you learn is whether it works in practice. 8 I actively seek out new things to do. 9 When I hear about a new idea I immediately start working out how I can try it out. 10 I am quite keen on sticking to fixed routines, keeping to timetables etc. 11 I take great care in working things out. I don't like jumping to conclusions. 12 I like to make decisions very carefully and preferably after weighing up all the other possibilities first. 13 I don't like 'loose-ends', I prefer to see things fit into some sort of pattern. 14 In discussions I like to get straight to the point. 15 I like the challenge of trying something new and different. 16 I prefer to think things through before coming to a conclusion. 17 I find it difficult to come up with wild ideas off the top of my head. 18 I prefer to have as many bits of information about a subject as possible, the more I have to sift through the better. 19 I prefer to jump in and do things as they come along rather than plan things out in advance. 20 I tend to judge other people's ideas on how they work in practice. 21 I don't think you can make a decision just because something feels right. You have to think about all the facts. 22 I am rather fussy about how I do things—a bit of a perfectionist. 23 In discussion I usually pitch in with lots of wild ideas. 24 In discussions I put forward ideas that I know will work. 25 I prefer to look at a problem from as many different angles as I can before starting on it. 26 Usually I talk more than I listen. 27 Quite often I can work out more practical ways of doing things. 28 I believe that careful logical thinking is the key to getting things done. 29 If I have to write a formal letter I prefer to try out several rough workings before writing out the final version. 30 I like to consider all the alternatives before making up my mind. 31 I don't like wild ideas. They are not very practical. 32 It's best to look before you leap. 33 I usually do more listening than talking. 34 It doesn't matter how you do something, as long as it works. 35 I can't be bothered with rules and plans, they take all the fun out of things. 36 I'm usually the 'life and soul' of the party. 37 I do whatever I need to, to get the job done. 38 I like to find out how things work. 39 I like meetings or discussions to follow a proper pattern and to keep to a timetable. 40 I don't mind in the least if things get a bit out of hand. Results: LEARNING STYLE RUSULTS FROM THE QUESTIONNAIRE Activist Theorist Reflector Pragmatist Write a short reflection on the answer to the questionnaire with the three points included within your reflections: 1) What have you learnt about yourself? 2) What were you thinking about when completing the questionnaire? 3) What thoughts have you developed about learning?