Use these interactive self-assessments to discover what you're good at and where you may have room for improvement. Identify the things that interest you and get some ideas about careers to explore.
Based on what you learn about yourself, you can pursue educational and career goals that bring long-term satisfaction.
What Kind of Student Are You?
Rate yourself on your study habits and in-class behaviors to see where you rank as a student.What's Your Learning Style?
Discover your learning style and find out how it influences the way you understand information and solve problems.Which Study Habits Can You Improve?
Start by identifying the strengths and weaknesses in your current study habits.
Are you a Good Language Learner?
1. Do you like working
a. with other learners in pairs or groups?
b. on your own/alone?
2. During the lesson, are you usually
a. relaxed and comfortable?
b. anxious and uncomfortable?
3. While speaking English, are you
a. confident and relaxed?
b. inhibited & shy?
4.Do you
a. look for opportunities to use English in and out of class? or
b. forget all about English when you leave school?
5. Do you
a. prefer not to wory about grammar rules? or
b. worry about grammar so much that you can’t speak?
6. Do you
a. Keep a well-organised notebook from which you can revise easily? or
b. often have to ask your friends for their notes?
7. Are you
a. Aware of your own mistakes? or
b. Unaware of your mistakes ?
8. Are you
a. Able to notice others’ mistakes? or
b. unable to spot them?
9. Do you feel
a. relaxed about making mistakes? or
b. worried about making mistakes?
10. Do you
a. recognise similarities and differences in language or
b. is this difficult for you?
11. Do you learn better
a. by seeing words and pictures or
b. by listening to the language or is this a mystery to you
12. How do you feel about learning English?
a. You enjoy it
b. You hate it
13. Do you
a. enjoy participating in classroom activities or
b. do you prefer to just watch and listen?
14. Do you prefer
a. challenging activities or
b. easier activities?
15. Do you prefer to
a. experiment with language or
b. repeat only sentences you were taught?
16. Are you
a. prepared to take risks or
b. do you avoid risks and prefer to be safe?
17. Are you
a. prepared to be playful and not serious or
b. are you afraid of appearing foolish?
18. To understand a message do you feel
a. Comfortable if you don’t know all the words or
b. Uncomfortable unless you know all the words
19. Do you attempt to communicate orally
a. even if you don’t know every single word, or
b. only when know all the words
20. Do you
a. feel comfortable in your new class or
b. miss your previous teacher and fellow students?
21.Are your feeling towards native English speakers
a. a.positive?
b. negative?
22. Are you
a. an adolescent/adult or
b. a younger or very young learner?
23. Do you know if you are
a. an analytical learner or
b. not sure of what type of learner you are?
24. Are you better at
a. listening orb. reading?
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Your Score
Quite obviously, the more a answers you have managed to collect, the closer you tend to be to the ideal profile of the Good Language Learner. Most Good Language Learners average a score of about 70%. If you have scored more than 90%, well then, you are a rare creature indeed!
If you did not score high
If your score is less than the Good Learner average, identify the areas of difficulty and plan a course of action for yourself.
For instance, if you answered B for Question 23, make it a point of training yourself to be a better listener by listening to more tapes, switching regularly to watching English speaking TV channels, You Tube videos and films, listening to TED talks on topics of interest.
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