Quizzes - Assessments - Learning Styles - Personality

When learning something new, do you start with big ideas and general concepts, or do you start at the beginning with a very specific plan? Are you a grouper or a stringer? Find out how you learn best.

If you scored as a grouper on Ron Gross's learning style quiz, this is your strategy for learning.

If you scored as a stringer on Ron Gross's learning style quiz, this is your strategy for learning.

Needs assessment in the workplace can be a matter of asking the right questions, especially when process improvement is desired. Here is a simple way to find the breakdown in communication.

Are you good at listening? Find out with this free, printable listening quiz. Test your perception of your own listening skills.

I love a poll. In fact, I've been criticized by those close to me for polling on almost all of the major decisions I make. That's a bit of an overstatement, but there is some truth to the criticism. I love a poll because it allows you to see a situation or idea or topic from myriad points of view, especially when people take the time to comment.

Normandale Community College in the Twin Cities has a fabulous program that enables people who have been out of high school for ten or more years to earn credit for their life experiences.

From North Carolina State University, Richard Felder's and Barbara Soloman's Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire. There are 44 questions to help you identify your learning style.

The Strong Interest Inventory is available online now. This test matches your answers with people who answered like you, and tells you which career they chose.

The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is one of the most famous personality tests. It's pricey, $150, but the information is helpful in many different settings, especially the workplace.

The Keirsey Temperament Sorter®-II (KTS®-II) website says this is the most widely used personality test in the world. Use it to choose a career, improve your relationships, and understand yourself, your students, or your employees.

The Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI) uses the nine-sided enneagram as a diagram for self-discovery. There is a short test for free, and longer ones for a small fee.

From Brookhaven College, the Sensory Modality Preference Inventory tells you whether you prefer to learn by visual, auditory, or kinesthetic/tactile means.

The Big 5 Personality Test website says that their test measures what many psychologists consider to be the five fundamental dimensions of personality. What are yours?

The Personality 100 Test is Ph.D. certified. Their motto says: Live Your Best Life! and they also say that knowing your personality well is the key to a happy and successful life.

The Building Excellence (BE) Survey is from Rundle & Dunn. It is "a systematic approach for identifying 26 critical variables that promote or obstruct learning and productivity." It takes 25 minutes and costs $5.

The Self-Portrait™ Learning Style Profile assesses disposition, modality, environment, interests, and talents. Its costs $20 for 1 or 2, and $15 for more.