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Learning Styles Clinic

An exploration of the seven distinct intelligences theory

with practical applications for learners


Intelligence & Learning

Intelligence is our capacity to learn and to reason.

Discuss


Intelligence & Learning

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life thinking its stupid.”

(Note: probably based on The Animal School (1940) by George Reavis, where a fish goes to school and is required to work on his running and climbing.)


About Multiple Intelligences

Harvard University education professor Howard Gardner in 1983

Rejected traditional thinking that says intelligence is expressed by reasoning and understanding objectively


Multiple Intelligences Theory

We demonstrate our intelligence in varying

degrees in seven distinct forms


Discussion In what different kinds of ways are

people intelligent? How do you leverage your learning

strengths?


Take The Intelligences Test

Created by Ellen Whyte, based on Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory


Verbal/Linguistic Language is your strongpoint.

You tend to think in words, and learn best by listening, reading and discussing new information.

How should you study?


Verbal/Linguistic Study Tips

You Are The Classic Scholar! Take notes • Highlight important passages• Discuss notes with a study buddy• Put your notes on tape


Logical/Mathematical You are good with logic and numbers.

You like to ask questions and learn best when you can figure out patterns that links relevant facts together.



Logical/Mathematical Tips

You Are The Classic Scientist! Puzzles Experiments Interactive software


Visual/Spatial You think in pictures rather than

words or sounds.

Your spatial skills mean you are also excellent at thinking in 3 dimensions.



Visual/Spatial Study Tips

You Are the Classic Artist! Animated presentations Illustrated textbooks Make infopics Link any image to text and create

your own meaning


Music/Rhythmic You are good with music.

You remember things best by turning your notes into songs and rhymes.



Music/Rhythmic Study Tips

You Are The Rock Star! Mnemonics Sing your notes Tape your notes Warning! Random noises like rain

or traffic can spoil your concentration


Body/Kinaesthetic You express thoughts physically.

Turn your lessons into a game, act out what you have learned or work out while you are studying.



Body/Kinaesthetic Tips

You Are The Performance Artist! Act out what you have learned Work out while you are studying Do practical exercises like building

models


Interpersonal You are good with people,

especially at understanding how others think and feel.

You learn best when working with a study group or in a social setting.



Interpersonal Study Tips

You Are The Social Learner! Find a study buddy Opt for group work always Join the debating team Tutor others


Intrapersonal You understand your own feelings

and thought processes well.

You learn best when you are given time and peace to think over materials.



Intrapersonal Study tips

You Are The Solitary Thinker! Find a quiet place to work Make sure you have lots of time Look at more than one source Warning! Cramming the night

before a test is not your style!


Other Possible Intelligences Naturalist intelligence - making

connections to elements in nature Spiritual intelligence - linking new ideas

with spiritual or religious philosophies Existential intelligence - learning

through deep questioning of "ultimate issues", i.e. the human condition

Moral intelligence - linking new ideas to ethics, humanity, and the sanctity of life


Gardner’s Theory In Context We have no universal definition of

intelligence We have no universal agreement

on intelligence testing We have no universal agreement

on how we learn


Discussion

What do you think of this theory?

Will you apply it to your learning?

What changes do you expect to see?


Feedback What did you think of this session? What worked? What didn’t work? Did I miss anything?


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concentration slide

meaning slide

musicrhythmic study

verballinguistic study

visualspatial study

study buddy