Information About Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligence

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Information about learning styles and Multiple Intelligence (MI) is helpful foreveryone especially for people with learning disabilities and Attention DeficitDisorder. Knowing your learning style will help you develop coping strategies tocompensate for your weaknesses and capitalize on your strengths. This pageprovides an explanation of what learning styles and multiple intelligence are allabout, an interactive assessment of your learning style/MI, and practical tips tomake your learning style work for you.

For ease of use, the page has been divided into six categories:

Learning Styles Explained -

What are learning styles? Types oflearning styles

Multiple Intelligences Explained

What is Multiple Intelligence? Typesof multiple Intelligence

Interactive Multiple IntelligenceTest

What is your dominant Intelligence?

Interactive Learning Styles Test -

What is your learning style?

Making Your LearningStyle Work for You...

Practical tips on how to use yourlearning styles to help you learn

Learning Styles/MI Links

Web Pages

Learning Styles Explained
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Please Pick a topic:

What are learning Styles?

What are the types of learning styles?

Visual Learners

Auditory Learners

Kinesthetic Learners

What are learning styles?

Learning styles are simply different approaches or ways of learning.

What are the types of learning styles?

Visual Learners:

learn through seeing... .

These learners need to see the teacher's body language and facialexpression to fully understand the content of a lesson. They tend to prefer

sitting at the front of the classroom to avoid visual obstructions (e.g.people's heads). They may think in pictures and learn best from visualdisplays including: diagrams, illustrated text books, overheadtransparencies, videos, flipcharts and hand-outs. During a lecture orclassroom discussion, visual learners often prefer to take detailed notes toabsorb the information.

Auditory Learners:

learn through listening...

They learn best through verbal lectures, discussions, talking things throughand listening to what others have to say. Auditory learners interpret theunderlying meanings of speech through listening to tone of voice, pitch,speed and other nuances. Written information may have little meaning untilit is heard. These learners often benefit from reading text aloud and using atape recorder.
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Tactile/Kinesthetic Learners:

learn through , moving, doing and touching...

Tactile/Kinesthetic persons learn best through a hands-on approach,actively exploring the physical world around them. They may find it hard tosit still for long periods and may become distracted by their need for activityand exploration.

Multiple Intelligence Explained

What is Multiple Intelligence?

What are the types of Multiple Intelligence?

Visual/Spatial Intelligence

Verbal/Linguistic Intelligence

Logical/Mathematical Intelligence

Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence

Musical/Rhythmic Intelligence

Interpersonal Intelligence

Intrapersonal Intelligence

What is Multiple Intelligence?

Conceived by Howard Gardner, Multiple Intelligences are seven different
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ways to demonstrate intellectual ability.

What are the types of Multiple Intelligence?

Visual/Spatial Intelligence

ability to perceive the visual. These learners tend to think in pictures andneed to create vivid mental images to retain information. They enjoy lookingat maps, charts, pictures, videos, and movies.

Their skills include:

puzzle building, reading, writing, understanding charts and graphs, a goodsense of direction, sketching, painting, creating visual metaphors and

analogies (perhaps through the visual arts), manipulating images,constructing, fixing, designing practical objects, interpreting visual images.

Possible career interests:

navigators, sculptors, visual artists, inventors, architects, interiordesigners, mechanics, engineers

Verbal/Linguistic Intelligence

ability to use words and language. These learners have highly developed

auditory skills and are generally elegant speakers. They think in wordsrather than pictures.


listening, speaking, writing, story telling, explaining, teaching, using humor,understanding the syntax and meaning of words, remembering information,convincing someone of their point of view, analyzing language usage.

Possible career interests:

Poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, translator

Logical/Mathematical Intelligence

ability to use reason, logic and numbers. These learners think conceptuallyin logical and numerical patterns making connections between pieces ofinformation. Always curious about the world around them, these learner ask


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lots of questions and like to do experiments.


problem solving, classifying and categorizing information, working with

abstract concepts to figure out the relationship of each to the other,handling long chains of reason to make local progressions, doingcontrolled experiments, questioning and wondering about natural events,performing complex mathematical calculations, working with geometricshapes

Possible career paths:

Scientists, engineers, computer programmers, researchers, accountants,mathematicians

Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence

ability to control body movements and handle objects skillfully. Theselearners express themselves through movement. They have a good sense ofbalance and eye-hand co-ordination. (e.g. ball play, balancing beams).Through interacting with the space around them, they are able to rememberand process information.


dancing, physical co-ordination, sports, hands on experimentation, using

body language, crafts, acting, miming, using their hands to create or build,expressing emotions through the body


Athletes, physical education teachers, dancers, actors, firefighters, artisans

Musical/Rhythmic Intelligence

ability to produce and appreciate music. These musically inclined learnersthink in sounds, rhythms and patterns. They immediately respond to music

either appreciating or criticizing what they hear. Many of these learners areextremely sensitive to environmental sounds (e.g. crickets, bells, drippingtaps).


singing, whistling, playing musical instruments, recognizing tonal patterns,composing music, remembering melodies, understanding the structure and


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rhythm of music


musician, disc jockey, singer, composer

Interpersonal Intelligence

ability to relate and understand others. These learners try to see things fromother people's point of view in order to understand how they think and feel.They often have an uncanny ability to sense feelings, intentions andmotivations. They are great organizers, although they sometimes resort tomanipulation. Generally they try to maintain peace in group settings andencourage co-operation.They use both verbal (e.g. speaking) and non-verbal language (e.g. eye contact, body language) to open communicationchannels with others.


seeing things from other perspectives (dual-perspective), listening, usingempathy, understanding other people's moods and feelings, counseling, co-operating with groups, noticing people's moods, motivations and intentions,communicating both verbally and non-verbally, building trust, peacefulconflict resolution, establishing positive relations with other people.

Possible Career Paths:

Counselor, salesperson, politician, business person

Intrapersonal Intelligence

ability to self-reflect and be aware of one's inner state of being. Theselearners try to understand their inner feelings, dreams, relationships withothers, and strengths and weaknesses.

Their Skills include:

Recognizing their own strengths and weaknesses, reflecting and analyzing

themselves, awareness of their inner feelings, desires and dreams,evaluating their thinking patterns, reasoning withthemselves, understanding their role in relationship to others

Possible Career Paths:

Researchers, theorists, philosophers


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MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES TEACHER INVENTORY

Place a check in all boxes that best describe you.

LINGUISTIC

_____ I really enjoy books_____ I hear words in my head before I write, read or speak them_____ I remember more when I listen to the radio or an audiocassette than from television orfilms_____ I enjoy word games such as crossword puzzles, Scrabble, anagrams, or Password_____ I like puns, tongue twisters, nonsense rhymes, and double meanings_____ English, Social Studies, and History were easier subjects for me than Science and Math

_____ When Im driving I like to read the billboards and signs, and notice them more than thescenery along the road.

_____ I often refer to things I have read or heard in conversations_____ People often ask me the meaning of words_____ I have written something recently that I was proud of, or that was published orrecognized

________ Total Linguistic boxes checked

LOGICAL

_____ I can quickly and easily compute numbers in my head (example: double or triple acooking

recipe or carpentry measurement without having to write it on paper)_____ I enjoy Math and Science in school_____ I like solving brainteasers, logical games and other strategy games such aschess/checkers_____ I like to set up "what if" experiments (example: "What if I fertilized my plants twice asoften?"_____ I look for structure, patterns, sequences, or logical order

_____ I wonder about how some things work and keep up-to-date on new scientificdevelopmentsand discoveries

_____ I believe that there is a rational explanation for almost everything_____ I can think in abstract, clear, imageless concepts_____ I can find logical flows in things people say and do at work or home_____ I feel more comfortable when things have been quantified, measured, categorized, or


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analyzedin some way.

________ Total Logical boxes checked

SPATIAL

_____ When I close my eyes, I can see clear visual images_____ Im responsive to color_____ I often use a camcorder or camera to record my surroundings_____ I enjoy visual puzzles such as mazes, jigsaw puzzles, 3-D images_____ I have vivid dreams at night_____ I navigate well in unfamiliar places_____ I often draw or doodle_____ Geometry was easier than Algebra_____ I can imagine what something would look like from a birds eye view

_____ I prefer reading books, newspaper, magazines, etc. all that have many illustrations

________ Total Spatial boxes checked

BODILY-KINESTHETIC

_____ I take Part in at least on sport or physical activity regularly_____ I find it difficult to sit still for long periods of time_____ I like working with my hands (for example, sewing weaving, carving, carpentry,

model-building)

_____ I frequently get insights or ideas when I am involved in physical activities, such aswalking,swimming, or jogging

_____ I enjoy spending my free time outside_____ I tend to use gestures and other body language when engaged in conversations_____ I need to touch or hold objects to learn more about them_____ I enjoy dare-devil activities such as parachuting, bung jumping, and thrilling amusementrides_____ I am well-coordinated_____ To learn new skills, I need to practice them rather than simply read about them or watchthem

being performed

________ Total Bodily-Kinesthetic boxes checked

MUSICAL

_____ I have a nice singing voice_____ I know when musical notes are off-key


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_____ I often listen to musical selections on radio, records, tapes, CDs, etc._____ I play an instrument_____ My life would be less dynamic without music_____ I often have a tune running through my mind during the day_____ I can keep time to a piece of music

_____ I know the melodies of many songs or musical pieces_____ If I hear musical piece once or twice, I can easily repeat it_____ I often tap, whistle, hum or sing when engaged in a task

________ Total Musical boxes checked

INTERPERSONAL

_____ People often come to me to seek advice or counsel_____ I prefer team and group sports to individual sports_____ When I have problems, I prefer to seek help form other people rather than work it out

alone_____ I have at least three close friend_____ I enjoy social pastimes like board games and charades more than individual ones such asvideo

games and solitaire_____ I like the challenge of teaching other people what I know how to do_____ I have been called a leader and consider myself one_____ I am comfortable in a crowd of people_____ I am involved in local school, neighborhood, church and community activities_____ I would rather spend a Saturday night at a party than spend it at home alone

________ Total Interpersonal boxes checkedINTRAPERSONAL

_____ I regularly spend time reflecting, meditating or thinking about important life questions_____ I have attended classes, seminars and workshops to gain insight about myself andexperience

personal growth_____ My opinions and views distinguish me from others_____ I have a hobby, pastime or special activit8y that I do alone_____ I have specific goals in life that I think about regularly_____ I have a realistic view of my own strengths and weaknesses backed up by accuratefeedback

from others_____ I would rather spend a weekend in a cabin or hide-away than at a large resort with lotsof

people_____ I am independent-minded and strong willed


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_____ I keep a journal or diary to record the events of my inner life_____ I am self-employed or have seriously considered starting my own business

________ Total Intrapersonal boxes checked

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES PALETTE

The array of competencies found in each intelligence. Place your totals for each on the lineprovided.

Verbal/Linguistic_____

ReadingVocabulary

Formal SpeechJournal/Diary KeepingCreative WritingPoetryVerbal DebateImpromptu SpeakingStorytelling

Bodily/Kinesthetic_____

Folk/Creative Dance

Role PlayingPhysical GesturesDrama Martial ArtsBody LanguagePhysical ExerciseMime InventingSports Games

Musical/Rhythmic_____

Rhythmic Patterns

Vocal Sounds/TonesMusic Composition/creationPercussion VibrationsHumming Environmental SoundsInstrumental SoundsSingingTonal Patterns


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Music Performance

Logical/Mathematical_____

Abstract Symbols/FormulasOutlining Graphic OrganizersNumber SequencesCalculationDeciphering CodesForcing RelationshipsSyllogismsProblem SolvingPattern Games

Visual/Spatial_____

Guided ImageryActive ImaginationColor SchemesPatterns/DesignsPaintingDrawingMind-MappingPretendingSculpturePictures

Interpersonal _____

Giving FeedbackIntuiting Others FeelingsCooperative Learning StrategiesPerson-to-Person CommunicationEmpathy PracticesDivision of LaborCollaborative SkillsReceiving FeedbackSensing Others MotivesGroup Projects

Intrapersonal_____

Silent Reflection MethodsMetacognition TechniquesThinking Strategies


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Emotional Processing"Know Thyself" ProceduresMindfulness PracticesFocusing/Concentration SkillsHigher-Order Reasoning

Complex Guided Imagery"Centering" Practices

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