Canfield's Learning Styles Inventory What Does It Mean? Circle your score for each category from the previous page in the appropriate column in the matrix below. The categories read from left to right, i.e., P is Peer, O is Organization, G is Goal, C is Competition, etc. The higher your score in each category falls on the matrix, the more important that style, explained below, is to your learning. Interpretation: 24 possible points on each major point. Peer: Working in student teams; good relations with other students; having student friends; etc. Organization: Course work logically and clearly organized; meaningful assignments and sequence of activities. Goal Setting: Setting one's own objectives; using feedback to modify goals and procedures; making one's own decisions about objectives. Competition: Desiring comparison with others; needing to know how one is doing in relation to others. Instructor: Knowing the instructor personally; having mutual understanding; liking one another. Detail: Specific information on assignments, requirements, rules, etc. Independence: Working alone and independently; determining one's own study plan; doing things for oneself. Authority: Desiring classroom discipline and maintenance of order; having informed and knowledgeable instructors. Numeric: Working with numbers and logic; computing; solving mathematical problems; etc. Qualitative: Working with words or language; writing, editing, talking. Inanimate: Working with things; building, repairing, designing, operating. People: Working with people; interviewing, counseling, selling, helping. Listening: Hearing information; lectures, tapes, speeches, etc. Reading: Examining the written word; reading texts, pamphlets, etc. Iconic: Viewing illustrations, movies, slides, pictures, graphs, etc. Direct Experience: Handling or performing; shop, laboratory, field trips, practice exercises, etc. Expectancy Score: The student's predicted level of performance. A. An outstanding or superior level. B. An average or good level. C. An average or satisfactory level. D. A below average or unsatisfactory level.