ILS QUESTIONNAIRE

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Age: _________

INSTRUCTIONS:
For each of the 44 questions below, select 'a' or 'b' to indicate your
answer.
Choose only one answer for each question.
If both "a" and "b" seem like correct answers to you, choose the one that would apply the most.
frequently.

I understand things better after:

(a)to try them.

(b) think about them.

I would like to be considered

realist.

innovative

3. When I think about what I did the day before yesterday, I usually do it as if I were watching

a photo.

(b)words.

I tend to:

understand the details of a topic but get lost in the overall structure.

I understand the overall structure, but I get lost in the details.

5. When I am learning something new, it helps me:

talk about the topic.

think about the topic.

6. If I were a teacher, I would prefer to teach a course on:

real-life facts and situations.

(b) ideas and theories.

(a) photographs, diagrams, graphs or maps.

written instructions or verbal information.

8. Once I understand

(to) all parties, I understand the whole.

In the whole, I understand how the parts fit together.

9. When I work in a study group on difficult subjects, I prefer

(a) participate by contributing ideas.

to sit down and listen.

Easier encounter

(a) learn facts.

learn concepts.

From a book with many photos and maps, I prefer

Look at the photos and maps carefully.

focus on the written text.

12. When I solve math problems

I usually work my way until I get the solution step by step.

(b) I often tend to look at the solutions and then practice to understand.
the steps to get to her.

13. In the classes I have received

I usually got to know many of the students.

I rarely got to know many of the students.

14. When I'm not reading science fiction, I prefer

something that teaches me new facts or tells me how to do something.

something that provides me with new ideas to think about.

They use many diagrams on the blackboard.

They spend a lot of time explaining.

16. When I analyze a story or a novel

(a) I think about the incidents and try to connect them to understand the
themes.

I only know what the themes are when I finish reading, and then I have to
go back and find the incidents that prove them.

17. When I approach a problem, I prefer

start working on the solution immediately.

(b) try to fully understand the problem first.

I prefer the idea of

certainty.

(b) theory.

I remember better

(a) what I see.

what I hear.

For me, it is more important than an instructor

(a) distribute the materials in clearly sequential stages.

(b) provide me with an overview and relate the material to other topics.
I prefer to study

(a) in a study group.

(b) alone.

I would prefer to be considered more

careful with the details of my work.

creative regarding the way I do my job.

a map.

(b) written instructions.

24. I learn

(a) at almost regular speed. If I study hard, I will achieve it.

(b) I’m totally confused and suddenly the light turns on.

I prefer first

to try things.

to think about how I am going to do them.

26. When I read for entertainment, I like writers who

they clearly say what they mean.

They say things in an interesting and creative way.

27. When I see a diagram or drawing in class, I tend to remember better.

the drawing

what the professor said about him.

28. When I consider a body of information, I prefer

(a) to focus on the details and lose the overall scheme.

Try to understand the overall scheme before delving into the details.

I remember more easily

something I have done.

(b)something I have thought about a lot.

30. When I have to complete a task, I prefer

master a way of doing it.

(b) propose new ways to do it.

31. When data is shown to me, I prefer

maps or graphs.

(b) text summarizing the results.

(a) to work (to think or write about the beginning) at the start of the work and
continue moving forward progressively.

work (think or write about the different parts) on the different parts
from work and then organize them.

33. When I have to work on a group project, I first want to

try to think of him with the other group members contributing ideas.

try to think of him individually and then meet with the rest of the group
to compare ideas.

I consider it a great compliment to call someone

sensitive

imaginative.

35. When I meet people at a party, I tend to remember better.

(a) who they resembled.

what they said about themselves.

36. When I learn a new topic, I prefer

(a) focus on that topic, learn everything I can about it.

try to make connections between this topic and other related topics.

I prefer to be considered

extroverted

(b)reserved.

I prefer courses that emphasize

(a) concrete material (facts, data).

(b) abstract material (concepts, theories).

To entertain myself, I prefer

to watch television.

to read a book.

40. Some teachers start their classes with an outline of what will be covered. These
schemas are
 sometimes useful for me.

very useful for me.

41. The idea of doing group work, with a single grade for the entire group

I think it's good.

I don't think it's good.

When I am doing long calculations,

I usually repeat all the steps I have taken and review my work carefully.
caution.

I find it tiring to have to review my work, I have to make an effort to

I usually draw places I have seen

easily and with quite a bit of precision.

(b) with difficulty and without much detail.

44. When I am solving problems in a group, I would like more

think about the steps of the solution process.

(b) think about the possible consequences or applications of the solution in a