Interesting Interest Inventory

I just finished taking my LSI and according to this inventory my preferred learning style is Diverging.  According to Kolb, people with this learning style prefer working in small groups, listening with an open mind, and receiving personalized feedback – all which describe me perfectly!  Upon reading the other descriptions on Page 9, I definitely thought that this description suited me best.  Even reading some of the suggested “tips for strengthening your use of the __________ style” made me cringe when I read the Assimilating and Converging style.  As suggested by the tips for the “converging” style, I would like to ‘set goals’ to make try to enhance some of the other learning styles.  I think that it will help me appreciate the learning styles of some of my students and create a more well-rounded classroom environment.

As we begin our third semester together I feel that I know this group well enough to assume that we did not all have the same preferred learning styles as determined by this interest inventory.  As Kolb states on Page 12, one of the easiest ways to develop learning styles is by “develop(ing) relationships with people whose learning styles are different from your own.”  For me, this is a class where I look forward to doing just that!