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A summary of a forum thread on the Multiple Intelligences and memorizing vocabulary - Unit 1 - Forum thread "Multiple Intelligences".
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The Multiple Intelligences&
Memorizing Vocabulary
Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence
Saying the words over and over and over againCreating poems
Creating and telling storiesHighlighting words
Rewriting
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence
Using acronyms, for example, UNESCO: U - united, N - nation, E - educational, S -
scientific, and C - Cultural, O - organizationCompleting crossword puzzles with
vocabulary words Playing games like Scrabble, Scrabble
Junior, or BoggleSearching for patterns – word families Designing alphabetic and numeric codes
Putting information we receive into categories and classifications that we
createMaking up analogies
Visual-Spatial Intelligence
Using picture cards to memorise words easily
Writing out the words on flashcardsUsing picture cards and asking students to
match the picture cards to the wordsUsing pictorial models such as flow charts,
Venn diagrams, mind maps, spidergramsTaking notes using concept mapping, mind
mapping, and clusteringTaking photographs
DrawingCreating pictionaries
Musical Intelligence
Writing songsUsing rhythm and clapping
Remembering vocabulary words by linking them to similar-
sounding words in our mindCreating rhythms out of words
Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence
Acting out the wordsBuilding objects using blocks, cubes, or
Legos to represent wordsCreating games to learn information
Interpersonal Intelligence
Working in cooperative groupsWorking in pairs
Interviewing peopleTutoring younger students or classmatesDiscussing what we learn with a friend
or family memberHaving someone quiz us before an exam
Creating or joining a study group
Intrapersonal Intelligence
Writing reflective papers on content-area topics. Keeping journals
Finding a place to study where we won’t be interrupted
Keeping ourselves involved in assignments by individualizing each
project
Naturalistic Intelligence
Studying in a natural setting Taking breaks to connect with
nature when studying
References
Clip & Save Checklist: Learning Activities That Connect With Multiple Intelligences by Diane Connell -
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/clip-save-checklist-learning-activities-connect-multiple-intelligences
Smart Study Strategies: Study Skills for 7 Intelligence Types by Jamie Littlefield -
http://distancelearn.about.com/od/studyskills/a/studysmart.htm
Gardner's Theory on Multiple Intelligences and Study Techniques to Maximize Each Intelligence by Sarah Ganly -
http://voices.yahoo.com/gardners-theory-multiple-intelligences-study-5369465.html