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Learning Styles Clinic
An exploration of the seven distinct intelligences theory
with practical applications for learners
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Intelligence & Learning
Intelligence is our capacity to learn and to reason.
Discuss
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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.)
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About Multiple Intelligences
Harvard University education professor Howard Gardner in 1983
Rejected traditional thinking that says intelligence is expressed by reasoning and understanding objectively
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Multiple Intelligences Theory
We demonstrate our intelligence in varying
degrees in seven distinct forms
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Discussion In what different kinds of ways are
people intelligent? How do you leverage your learning
strengths?
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Take The Intelligences Test
Created by Ellen Whyte, based on Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory
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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?
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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
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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.
How should you study?
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Logical/Mathematical Tips
You Are The Classic Scientist! Puzzles Experiments Interactive software
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Visual/Spatial You think in pictures rather than
words or sounds.
Your spatial skills mean you are also excellent at thinking in 3 dimensions.
How should you study?
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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
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Music/Rhythmic You are good with music.
You remember things best by turning your notes into songs and rhymes.
How should you study?
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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
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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.
How should you study?
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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
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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.
How should you study?
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Interpersonal Study Tips
You Are The Social Learner! Find a study buddy Opt for group work always Join the debating team Tutor others
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Intrapersonal You understand your own feelings
and thought processes well.
You learn best when you are given time and peace to think over materials.
How should you study?
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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!
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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
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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
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Discussion
What do you think of this theory?
Will you apply it to your learning?
What changes do you expect to see?
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Feedback What did you think of this session? What worked? What didn’t work? Did I miss anything?
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