These ten statements ask about enthusiasm for learning and several ways of seeking information. Answer based on how you generally see yourself, rather than what you think a good learner should say. Some items mention specific formats, so treat the result cautiously if those formats are not accessible to you.
Inside the assessment
This assessment uses the ten-item IPIP representation of the Love of Learning scale from the historical IPIP-VIA family. The official key contains seven positively keyed and three negatively keyed statements. The historical comparison table reports coefficient alpha .77 in the Eugene–Springfield source data. That coefficient describes item consistency in the source data; it does not establish the accuracy, stability, or predictive value of an individual result.
Very Inaccurate through Very Accurate receive 1–5 points. The final three negatively keyed items are reverse scored from 5 to 1, and all ten keyed values are summed for a total from 10 to 50.
10-item IPIP representation of the Love of Learning scale
International Personality Item Pool; scale based on an earlier VIA Love of Learning construct
Assessment v1.1.0 · Source links checked at publication on September 10, 2026
International Personality Item Pool — public domain; items and scales may be used for any purpose without permission or a fee
A continuous summary of how strongly these ten statements describe enjoyment of learning and engagement with books, information, museums, and educational opportunities. It reflects the interests and activities sampled here, not intelligence, knowledge, or learning capacity.
Important limits
This brief self-report describes how you answered ten learning-interest statements in this session. It is not a percentile, intelligence or ability test, diagnosis, educational evaluation, or prediction of academic or work performance. Results can change with access, circumstances, and time.
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