I attended a seminar at a local gifted conference led by a representative of the Kolbe Corp. Kolbe designed a tool "to measure the instinctive action and problem-solving styles of individuals. This dimension of the mind, called "conation," determines the way in which each individual might feel most comfortable and perform best in undertaking any action." (
www.kolbe.com)
Among other things, Kolbe offers a diagostic questionaire (Kolbe index) online especially for kids. This should determine their natural (and unchanging) learning style (personality types -ala Myers-Briggs can change over time). There is, of course, a fee for the online test but it is only about $50.
My disclaimer: I have not yet done the online test for myself or my kids. In the class, we did a mini-assesment of ourselves which proved to be very interesting. The class seemed to experience a lot of self-discovery and it prompted a lot of discussion. I'm not sure if the online test would yield the same results without someone to moderate/translate it.
If you are $50 curious, I think this is worth trying (IMO).
