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The LSA assesses 49 individual elements in the following six areas which are represented as layers of the pyramid. The first four of these layers can be described as biologically/genetically determined and the last two conditioned or learned:

  1. LEFT/RIGHT BRAIN DOMINANCE:
    showing sequential or simultaneous brain processing strategies,
    reflective or impulsive thinking styles, and
    overall analytic or holistic/global learning styles
  2. SENSORY MODALITIES:
    including auditory (hearing, talking, inner dialogue),
    visual (reading, seeing, visualising),
    tactile (manipulating, touching), and
    kinesthetic (doing, feeling) preferences
  3. PHYSICAL NEEDS:
    identifying needs for mobility (preferences for moving or being stationary),
    intake (eating, nibbling, drinking, chewing, etc), and
    time of day preferences (personal bio-rhythm)
  4. ENVIRONMENT:
    revealing preferences for sound (needing music/sound or wanting it quiet),
    light (needing bright or dim lighting),
    temperature (needing cool or warm), and
    work area (wanting formal or informal/comfortable design)
  5. SOCIAL GROUPINGS:
    including preferences for working alone, in a pair, with peers, or in a team,
    and authority (wanting to learn with a teacher or a parent)
  6. ATTITUDES:
    showing motivation (internally or externally motivated for learning),
    persistence (high, fluctuating, or low),
    conformity (conforming or non-conforming/rebellious),
    structure (being self-directed or needing directions, guidance from others),
    variety (needing routine or changes/variety)