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Student Name: Torrie Garner-MannSubmission Date: 2024-09-10 00:00:00

ID: 32

Visual Score:

17

Auditory Score:

23

Kinesthetic Score:

23

QuestionsResponses
What is your favorite activity or subject in school?Astronomy
What is your least favorite subject in school?History
What are your "best" subjects?Math and Science
What subjects are difficult for you?History
What are your favorite games or sports?I don\'t know? I guess I don\'t really have one.
If you could learn about anything you wanted to, what would you choose to learn about? Be specific. (For example: science-fiction writing, meteorology, architecture, Shakespeare, Africa.)Nothing else at the moment.
What are three things you like to do when you have free time (besides seeing friends)?Sing while listening to music, Draw/sketch, and Talk to my mum or siblings
What clubs, groups, teams, or organizations do you belong to? Include both school activities and those not Sponsored by the school.
Have you ever taught yourself to do something without the help of another person? If so, what?Drawing
If you were going to start a book club, what kinds of books would your club read?Shakespeare and Percy Jackson
If people were to come to you for information about something you know a lot about, what would the topic be?Astronomy
If you could plan a field trip for learning, where would you go?I don\'t know.
When you’re using the computer, are you usually playing games, doing homework, doing research, visiting Web sites, visiting chat rooms, shopping, exchanging email, programming, or some other activity?I usually like editing and making the stuff I learned in digital media 1 and 2.
If you could interview an expert on any subject, what subject would you like to talk to someone about?Space and stars (aka astronomy, because you can never know too much about it.)
What careers are you currently interested in?My lab at Maplewood, Graphic Communications.
What helps you learn? (For example, a hands-on activity, reading, taking notes, or reading out loud.)Reading out loud, hands-on activities, and visual stuff.
What makes learning more difficult for you? (For example, lectures, lots of writing.)lot off writing, too much talking, and not enough visual/hands-on stuff.
Think of a great teacher you’ve had. Describe what made this teacher so terrific.She was pretty nice, and she always pushed us to do our best even if we tried to complain that we got no breaks, she would always make us enjoy our time in her class with her kind words and good way of teaching.
What else would you like me to know about you as a learner?I loose focus easily, but when I\'m focused on something, I\'m focused. I just have a problem with ADHD, so yeah, focus comes and goes depending on what I\'m doing, if someone is talking about something for a little too long, and who I\'m talking to.
In school, I prefer to work:In a Small Group
In school, I learn best:With One Other Person
Dance3
Music1
Drama2
Sports3
Writing2
Math2
Computers1
Science2
Social Studies3
Business2
World Languages1
Politics / Law3
I enjoy doodling and even my notes have lots of pictures and arrows in them.3
I remember something better if I write it down.3
I get lost or am late if someone tells me how to get to a new place, and I don't write down the directions.3
When trying to remember someone's telephone number, or something new like that, it helps me to get a picture of it in my mind.1
If I am taking a test, I can "see" the textbook page and where the answer is located.1
It helps me to look at the person while listening; it keeps me focused.1
Using flashcards helps me to retain material for tests.2
It is hard for me to understand what a person is saying when there are people talking or music playing.1
It is hard for me to understand a joke when someone tells me.1
It is better for me to get work done in a quiet place.1
My written work doesn’t look neat to me. My papers have crossed-out words and erasures.3
It helps to use my finger as a pointer when reading to keep my place.3
Papers with very small print, blotchy dittos or poor copies are tough on me.3
I understand how to do something if someone tells me, rather than having to read the same thing to myself.1
I remember things that I hear, rather than things that I see or read.1
Writing is tiring. I press down too hard with my pen or pencil.3
My eyes get tired fast, even though the eye doctor says that my eyes are ok.3
When I read, I mix up words that look alike, such as "them" and "then, "bad" and "dad."3
It's hard for me to read other people's handwriting.1
If I had the choice to learn new information through a lecture or textbook, I would choose to hear it rather than read it.2
I don’t like to read directions; I would rather just start doing.1
I learn best when I am shown how to do something, and I have the opportunity to do it.3
Studying at a desk is not for me.2
I tend to solve problems through a more trial-and-error approach, rather than from a step-by-step method.3
Before I follow directions, it helps me to see someone else do it first.2
I find myself needing frequent breaks while studying.3
I am not skilled in giving verbal explanations or directions.3
I do not become easily lost, even in strange surroundings.2
I think better when I have the freedom to move around.1
When I can't think of a specific word, I will use my hands a lot and call something a "what-cha-ma-call-it" or a "thing-a-ma-jig."3
Visual Score17
Auditory Score23
Kinesthetic Score23
Current TeachersHaley Hunter, Monica McAtee, Nancy Butcher, Stephen Smith, Suzanne Anthony