What is the difference between the CSFI and a Learning Styles Inventory?
The CSFI is not a Learning Styles Inventory. It does not test on how a student learns, whether they are visual, auditory, kinesthetic, etc. The CSFI looks at the student characteristics that have been proven to correlate with college success. Ideally, a college success student takes both the CSFI and a Learning Styles Inventory. Another way of looking at the CSFI is that the characteristics being tested are areas that students can improve. A Learning Styles Inventory indicates the natural tendency of a student that will not likely change. For instance, if a student is a visual learner they will not change and become an auditory learner. In contrast, if a student has a problem with being precise with tasks or having internal locus of control, they can learn ways of overcoming these habits and do better in college.
