Learning Styles Inventory

My learning styles inventory separates into Visual, Auditory, or Tactile learners. I gave it to my first and second blocks. They're both IB; one is French and one is English. I suppose I chose these two classes partly because I have quite a few overlapping students but the personalities of the classes are completely different so I was curious to see how those differences played out.

First surprise was how into it the kids were. They all wanted to know immediately what style they were and what that meant (guess everybody's favorite topic is themself). I think that my classes were more heavily weighted towards auditory learners because they are IB and classes are traditionally lecture style, so they have to be fairly good at that to have been so successful. I wasn't surprised at that because they all listen well (to me and to one another) and are able to have engaging discussions.

As far as varying instruction I have a much easier time with that in French than in English. It seems so natural in a French class to make up motions to go with the verbs, or songs to help you remember things, or puzzles to put together the right pieces for verb conjugation, but I'm a lot less creative in my English classes.

Also one thing that I didn't notice about my learning styles inventory until after I had stupidly given it was that it doesn't have any suggestions for how to teach the different kinds of learners, it just suggests to the students what to do with information once they receive it.

Coulda shoulda woulda is the name of this game, though, at least for me. I think that had I spent more time selecting an inventory that would help ME help them I could have done a lot more with it, but add that to the ever-growing list of things I'll try to do better next time.
When I have the time...