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)