The Results Are In...

Hi there,

So if you saw my post from yesterday I was conducting a short experiment to see if I know myself well enough to be able to say what kind of leaner I am.

I have done Honey and Mumford's test and the results are in...

Activist - 13/20 (Very strong preference)

Pragmatist - 12/20 (Moderate)

Theorist - 11/20 (Moderate)

Reflector - 8/20 (Very low preference)

I can safely say I was right in believing I am an activist. However I was surprised to see how close the other scores were. It has shown me that I am using different ways of learning in my work, but I can still develop these much further. I was sad to see that reflector was my lowest, however this whole part of the BAPP Arts course is about reflection: on ourselves, our work and others, so it will be nice to hopefully see a clear improvement of my reflective skills using the BAPP course.

I really enjoyed doing the questionnaire, and would highly recommend trying it, especially if you are unsure on the way you learn best!

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