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Information about
learning styles and Multiple Intelligence (MI) is helpful for everyone
especially for people with learning disabilities and Attention Deficit
Disorder. Knowing your learning style will help you develop coping
strategies to compensate for your weaknesses and capitalize on your
strengths. This page provides an explanation of what learning styles
and multiple intelligence are all about, an interactive assessment of
your learning style/MI, and practical tips to make your learning style
work for you.
For ease of use, the
page has been divided into six categories:
Learning
Styles Explained
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 facial
expression 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 visual displays including:
diagrams, illustrated text
books, overhead transparencies, videos, flipcharts and
hand-outs. During a lecture
or classroom discussion, visual learners often prefer to take detailed
notes to absorb the
information.
Auditory Learners:
learn
through listening...
They learn best through
verbal lectures, discussions, talking things
through and listening to what others have to say. Auditory learners
interpret the
underlying meanings of speech through listening to tone of voice,
pitch, speed and other
nuances. Written information may have little meaning until it is heard.
These learners
often benefit from reading text aloud and using a tape recorder.
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 to sit still for
long periods and may become distracted by their need for activity and
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 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 and need to create vivid mental images to retain information.
They enjoy looking at maps, charts, pictures, videos, and movies.
Their skills include:
puzzle building,
reading, writing, understanding charts and graphs, a good sense 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, interior designers, 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 words
rather than pictures.
Their skills include:
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
conceptually in logical and numerical patterns making connections
between pieces of information. Always curious about the world around
them, these learner ask lots of questions and like to do experiments.
Their skills include:
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, doing
controlled experiments, questioning and wondering about natural events,
performing complex mathematical calculations, working with geometric
shapes
Possible career paths:
Scientists, engineers,
computer programmers, researchers, accountants, mathematicians
Bodily/Kinesthetic
Intelligence
ability
to control body movements and handle objects skillfully.
These learners express
themselves through movement. They have a good sense of balance and
eye-hand co-ordination. (e.g. ball play, balancing beams). Through
interacting with the space around them, they are able to remember and
process information.
Their skills include:
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
Possible career paths:
Athletes, physical
education teachers, dancers, actors, firefighters, artisans
Musical/Rhythmic
Intelligence
ability to
produce and appreciate music. These musically inclined
learners think in sounds, rhythms and patterns. They immediately
respond to music either appreciating or criticizing what they hear.
Many of these learners are extremely sensitive to environmental sounds
(e.g. crickets, bells, dripping taps).
Their skills include:
singing, whistling,
playing musical instruments, recognizing tonal patterns, composing
music, remembering melodies, understanding the structure and rhythm of
music
Possible career paths:
musician, disc jockey,
singer, composer
Interpersonal
Intelligence
ability to
relate and understand others. These learners try to see
things from other people's point of view in order to understand how
they think and feel. They often have an uncanny ability to sense
feelings, intentions and motivations. They are great organizers,
although they sometimes resort to manipulation. Generally they try to
maintain peace in group settings and encourage co-operation.They use
both verbal (e.g. speaking) and non-verbal language (e.g. eye contact,
body language) to open communication channels with others.
Their skills include:
seeing things from other
perspectives (dual-perspective), listening, using empathy,
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, peaceful conflict 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. These learners try to understand their inner
feelings, dreams, relationships
with others, 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 with
themselves, understanding their role in
relationship to others
Possible Career Paths:
Researchers, theorists,
philosophers
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