VAK Tests

Online Tests (in order of preference)

Site: http://vak.solida.net
Description: This free test requires registration of an email address. This test follows the same three part pattern used in the MBTI. Part 1 is a self-assessment exercise. Part 2 consists of items in which users must weight statements as being most like themselves and least like themselves. A final Part 3 asks users to choose a best fit if Part 1 and Part 2 don't result in the same learning profile.
Results: visual, kinesthtic, auditory
Comments: Easy, personalized, links to Abiator assessment (next assessment) for a second opinion.

Site: http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lsi/lsitest1.html
Description: There are two tests at this New Zealand site. This is the most accurate.
Results: Based on your responses, you are primarily a(n): Visual Learner.
Comments: 30 statements rated often, sometimes or similar. Learning strategies link to strategies. Your learning type is given but no scores. The second test at this site, http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lsi/lsitest2.html, has 48 statements (check those that are true about yourself), and generates bar graphs that compare V, A, and T-K. Hard to see that my V was longer than my T-K. Not as accurate.

Site: http://www.howtolearn.com/lsinventory_teacher.html
Description: Are you mainly a visual, kinesthetic, or auditory learner? The Center for New Discoveries in Learning in Windsor California provides you with a simple test to help you decide your learning preferences.
Results: Your personal preferences show that you are a 54% Visual Learner, 27% Auditory Learner, and 18% Kinesthetic Learner.
Comments: Several statements do not appear to be reflective of a specific type. 36 statements (check those that are true about yourself).

Site: http://www.metamath.com/multiple/multiple_choice_questions.html
Description: Written by Catherine Jester, Learning Disability Specialist, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, California. http://www.metamath.com/lsweb/dvclearn.htm
Results: Visual/Nonverbal 32 Visual/Verbal 34 Auditory 10 Kinesthetic 20
Comments: Similar to VARK but more accurate. 32 statements rated often(5), sometimes(3) or similar(1). 8 questions for four modalities gives the visual modality twice as many questions as the other modalities.

Site: http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire
Description: Tests four modalities -- visual, auditory, reading, kinesthetic (two types of visual - iconic/pictographic & text/binary). 13 sets of items, with four statements for each item.
Results:
Comments: Choose all that apply doesn't force the learner to specify preferences. Thus it is biased toward visual which has twice as many statements as the other two modalities. Great strategy information at the site.

Site: http://www.usd.edu/trio/tut/ts/stylest.html
Description: 16 items, choose the first of three statements that is most like you for each item.
Results: ...you answered A-7 B-5 C-4; based on this info you are probably a Visual learner.
Comments: A few interesting items. Some ambiguous or problematic.

**Site: http://www.animators.com/aal/quizframeset.html (The test results are available but the test is no longer online.)
Description: Focus on helping attorneys communicate. Learning/Communication Styles: Are You Visual, Hearing or Feeling? Welcome to the Animators at Law Ph.D.-certified Learning/Communication Quiz. By answering 30 quick questions, you will quickly learn a great deal about how you communicate. Enjoy the quiz, and thank you for choosing Animators at Law when you need to convey complex information to lay people.
Results: Feeling 60% (out of 100% possible); Seeing 60% and Hearing 40%. ...your score offers a good indication of how you best learn new information. Of critical importance is the fact that, in most cases, the way you learn is also the way you communicate . A result of greater than 60% suggests this is an area of strength for you. A result of 40% or below suggests that this is not a natural learning style for you. In general, people tend to learn/communicate very well in one area (70%+), well in a second (50-70%,) and poorly in third category (40%-).
Comments: Very interesting questions and information. For example... If you find that you have trouble communicating with certain colleagues, friends, and significant others, consider whether they are simply a different type of communicator/learner. Listen for the type of language they use . . . notice their eye movement patterns. Consider incorporating some of their habits/language while talking with them. ... To learn more about detecting the learning style of others by watching their eye movements , click here . (http://www.animators.com/aal/eyechart.html). Very slow at generating results (via File Maker Pro). Also, no login is required so I can just click, not like me on all the answers to get through the assessment (which I did) leaving their averages suspect/ambiguous.

Paper Tests (not scored online)

http://wci.wrdsb.on.ca/library/studyskills/Hawaii_lstest.html
http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/general/modquest.html
http://changewithin.com/selftest.htm -- this test has four modalities - VAK and auditory digital!
http://agelesslearner.com/dl/alcls112505.pdf -- interesting layout (http://www.agelesslearner.com/assess/learningstyle.html)
http://www.chaminade.org/inspire/learnstl.htm

Observations:

1. None of them are normed or even claim to be.

2. Login should be required or anyone can take the test just fooling around. Login (tied to your email address) should increase the validity of the data. At least it will remove a good number of people fooling around.

3. "I see what you are saying" and other types of sensory statements may relate more to growing up in a family with a visual parent than something that relates to my own learning style.