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NAME ____________________________________ SEX ______ DATE________
READING LEVEL _________ WISC: VIQ ______ PIQ _______ FSIQ _______
HEMISPHERIC COGNITIVE STYLE: LEFT / RIGHT
SCORE VERSION 1: LEFT _______ RIGHT ______ DIFFERENCE _______ /10 = _______
SCORE VERSION 2: LEFT _______ RIGHT ______ DIFFERENCE _______
LATERAL EYE MOVEMENT: METHOD 1: LEFT _____ RIGHT _____
METHOD 2: LEFT _____ RIGHT _____
DIRECTIONS: LATERAL EYE MOVEMENT:
1) Ask a series of informational questions of each individual student, and check the predominant direction of the eye movements.
QUESTION 1: L / R ... 2: L / R ... 3: L / R ... 4: L / R
______ LEFT: Eyes move to left while student is thinking = right activation
______ RIGHT: Eyes move to right while student is thinking = left activation
2) Ask student to move eyes all the way to the RIGHT, then all the way to the LEFT. Ask student which was easier, and record:
________ to the LEFT = right activation _________ to the RIGHT = left activation
3) Ask students to move their eyes as far as they can to the left, then to the right, and report which was "easiest".
________ eyes fall to the LEFT = right activation
_________ eyes fall to the RIGHT = left activation
The predominant ACTIVATION is _________________
HEMISPHERIC COGNITIVE STYLE SURVEY VERSION 1
Directions: Rate each question on a scale of 1 to 10 (ALWAYS = 10; NEVER = 1)
1) Do you base your decisions on objective facts rather than feelings? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2) Are you psychic? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
3) Do you like using symbols or images in solving problems? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
4) Are you artistically or musically creative? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
5) Are you logical? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
6) Are you good at solving crossword puzzles? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
7) Can you read quickly? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
8) Are your daydreams vivid? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
9) Can you think of synonyms for words easily? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10) Do you remember dreams? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11) Are your dreams vivid? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
12) Are you fluent in using words? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
13) Are you good at using images in remembering and thinking? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
14) Do you use a playful approach to problem solving? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
15) Do you use a serious, all business approach to problem solving? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
16) Do you like to keep experiences planned and structured? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
17) Do you like to read or think while sitting upright? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
18) How much does your thinking consist of words? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
19) How much does your thinking consist of mental imagery? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
20) Do you like to explain something using visual presentation? _____ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SCORING:
1(L) 2(R) 3(R) 4(R) 5(L) 6(L) 7(L) 8(R) 9(L) 10(R) 11(R) 12(L) 13(R) 14(R) 15(L) 16(L) 17(L) 18(L) 19(R) 20(R)
Use above to identify LEFT and RIGHT questions. Total the right scores. Total the left scores. Subtract and divide by 10. The 50th percentile (college students) is around .6-.7
HEMISPHERIC COGNITIVE STYLE SURVEY VERSION 2
HEMISPHERIC PREFERENCE TEST (.2) NAME ______________________________
AGE ___________ GRADE ___________ DATE _________________ PERIOD _____
DIRECTIONS: Mark each (T) if mostly true about you, or (F) if mostly false.
_______ 1. I usually base my decisions on the facts (Why? .. What will happen?)
_______ 2. I am psychic and often follow my intuitions and feelings.
_______ 3. I find the pictures and graphics in books especially helpful.
_______ 4. I am very creative in music or art.
_______ 5. I usually follow directions just as they are written.
_______ 6. I like to do word puzzles in my free time.
_______ 7. I would rather read a good book than watch a good TV show.
_______ 8. My daydreams are very realistic.
_______ 9. I am good at exercises using synonyms and antonyms.
_______10. My dreams are very realistic.
_______11. I remember most of my dreams the next day.
_______12. I have no trouble thinking of words when I am talking.
_______13. If I can get a picture in my mind, I can remember better.
_______14. I'm rarely serious when I have a problem to solve.
_______15. I am very serious when solving problems.
_______16. I prefer assignments with step by step directions.
_______17. I do my best work at a desk or table.
_______18. When I think, I visualize the words in my head.
_______19. When I think, I visualize images.
_______20. I prefer to include pictures or graphics with my reports.
SCORING:
1(L) 2(R) 3(R) 4(R) 5(L) 6(L) 7(L) 8(R) 9(L) 10(R) 11(R) 12(L) 13(R) 14(R) 15(L) 16(L) 17(L) 18(L) 19(R) 20(R)
Use the above to code answers. For true answers, code as above, for false answer, code the opposite. Total the number of questions coded as LEFT, and total the number of questions coded as RIGHT, the larger is the dominant hemisphere unless the difference is less than 2 in which case neither hemisphere is dominant.
NOTE: The three instruments on this page are restatements of instruments developed by Robert Zenhausern who provided the stats on Version one and developed the directions to administer the Lateral Eye Movement assessments.
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Page created September 20, 2007. Anne Pemberton. Updated Fri, September 4, 2009 . AP.
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