Transcript The Three Main Learning Styles

Learning Styles
and
Multiple Intelligences
All of us have a preferred learning style
or modality. Does that mean we should
stick to only using our favorite learning
style?
The answer is a resounding
NO!
Students retain:
– 10% of what they read.
– 20% of what they hear.
– 30% of what they see.
– 50% of what they see and hear.
– 70% of what they say.
– 90% of what they say and do.
Multi-sensory approaches work well because
of the way our brains are organized. When
we learn, information takes one path into our
brains when we use our eyes, another when
we use our ears, and yet another when we
use our hands. By using more than one
sense, we bombard our brains with the new
information in multiple ways. As a result, we
learn better!!
The Three Main Learning Styles
Visual learners
Auditory Learners
Kinesthetic, Body, or Tactile Learners
Common Characteristics of Visual
Learners
See
details
Pay close
attention to
body
language
Can make
Prefer face-tomovies in their
face meetings
minds of
information they
are reading
Have a
Can easily
keen
recall printed
awareness information
of
aesthetics
Are distracted
by untidiness
or movement
Easily
understand
information
presented in
charts,
pictures, or
diagrams
Good with
visual
May forget
symbols
names but
remember
Comfortable with faces
books and
graphics
Auditory Learners tend to:
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Learn best by hearing
Have strong oral communication skills
Be talkers
Accurately remember details from lectures and conversations
Hear tones, rhythms, and notes of music
Forget faces but remember names and what was talked about
Sound out words
Memorize easily
Prefer verbal directions
Prefer the telephone
Become distracted by sounds or noises
Kinesthetic or tactile learners often:
Learn best by using their hands
Are well coordinated
Learn best by doing
Are able to disassemble and reassemble
things
Were labeled as hyperactive
Ignore directions and figure it out as they go along
Jump right in and try activities
Prefer action stories and may not be keen readers
Write words down to see if they feel right
Gesture and use expressive movements
Suggestions for Visual
Learners
• Keep the study environment
clutter free.
• Highlight and write as you study.
Use different colors to select and
organize.
• Always write down what you
need to remember.
• Make recall cues as visual as
possible with capital letters,
colors, and illustrations.
• Make class notes visual with
drawings, spacing, symbols,
and so forth.
• Use charts and pictures to
study.
• Recall information by
visualizing text pages, notes, or
study cards.
• When solving problems, draw
or illustrate the problem and
solution.
Suggestions for Auditory
Learners
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Have a quiet place to study.
Recite aloud as you study.
Attend all class lectures.
Tape record lectures in
addition to taking notes, and
play them in your car.
• Talk yourself through the
steps of a problem.
• Study in groups or with
friends.
• Talk to yourself; describe
diagrams or practice
answering test questions out
loud.
• Recite study cards into a tape
recorder, and play it back.
• Recall information during
exams by hearing yourself
recite in your head.
Suggestions for
Kinesthetic Learners
• Use as many of your senses
as possible when you study.
• Move around when you study;
put study cards on the floor,
and recite them as you move
around the room.
• Study small frequent chunks.
• Use a timer to set study
periods. Start with short times
and work up. Take a break
when the timer sounds.
• Study with another
kinesthetic person.
• When solving problems,
move around and manipulate
items to represent parts of
the problem.
• When taking tests, try to feel
how you stored information
by remembering what you
physically did as you studied.
The Nine Multiple
Intelligences
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Musical/Rhythmic
Verbal/Linguistic
Logical/Mathematical
Visual/Spatial
Body/Kinesthetic/Tactile
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Naturalist
Existential
Verbal-Linguistic- The ability to
use words and language
Logical-Mathematical- The
capacity for inductive and
deductive thinking and reasoning, as
well as the use of numbers and the
recognition of abstract patterns
Visual-Spatial- The ability to
visualize objects and spatial
dimensions and create internal
images and pictures
Body-Kinesthetic- The wisdom of
the body and the ability to control
physical motion
Musical-Rhythmic- The ability to
recognize tonal patterns and
sounds, as well as a sensitivity to
rhythms and beats
Interpersonal- The capacity for
person-to-person communications
and relationships
Intrapersonal- The spiritual,
inner states of being, selfreflection, and awareness
Naturalist Intelligence
excellent at recognizing
and classifying both the
animal and plant kingdoms,
as well as showing
understanding of natural
phenomena
Existential Intelligence
the ability to be
sensitive to, or have
the capacity for,
conceptualizing or
tackling deeper or
larger questions
Career Areas for Multiple
Intelligences
Musical Intelligence
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Conductor - composer - band member - choir director
Critic - dancer - disc jockey - figure skater
Instrumentalist - instrumental instructor
Music critic - musical performer - music teacher
Music therapist - professional performer
Recording technician - rock group - singer - song writer
Sound engineer - teacher - violinist
Career Areas for Multiple
Intelligences
Linguistic Intelligence
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Lawyer - legal assistant - comedian - editor - historian
Interpreter - journalist - lawyer - librarian
Manager - novelist - orator - philosopher
Playwright - poet - politician - proof reader
Psychotherapist - public speaker
Public relations person - reporter - sales people
Secretary - social scientist - story teller
Supervisor - talk show host - teacher
Career Areas for Multiple
Intelligences
Visual/Spatial Intelligence
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Photographer - graphic designer
Advertiser - architect - artist - builder - carpenter
Cartographer - chess player - coach - commercial artist
Computer specialist - craftsperson - decorator - dentist
Draftsperson/drafting engineer - engineer
Fashion designer - film editor/director
Furniture restorer - geographer - geometrician
Industrial design - interior designer - inventor
Landscape architect/designer - makeup artist
Mechanic - navigator - outdoors guide - painter
Pilot - sailor - sculptor - seamstress
Set designer - sign painter - surgeon - surveyor
Career Areas for Multiple
Intelligences
Body/Kinesthetic/Tactile
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Acrobat - dancer - aerobic teacher - coach
Physical education teacher - athlete - ballet dancer
Actor - actress - drama coach
Jockey - rodeo rider - equestrian
Assembler - building trade person
Carpenter - choreographer - clown
Massage therapist - gymnast - pianist
Commercial artist - construction worker - craftsperson
Inventor - juggler - magician - manual laborer
Mechanic - mime - physical therapist
Sculptor - stunt people - surgeon - trainer - architect
Career Areas for Multiple
Intelligences
Intrapersonal Intelligence
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Entrepreneur - consultant - counselor - creative writer
Guru - leadership trainer - philosopher - psychiatrist
Psychologist - psychotherapist - researcher - sage
Self employed people - spiritual counselor - therapist
Writer
Career Areas for Multiple
Intelligences
Interpersonal Intelligence
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Teacher - therapist - travel agent/counselor
Business person - chess player
Child care worker - clergyman - coach
Community organizer - consumer service advocate
Counselor - homemaker - manager - mediator - nurse
Politician - probation officer - psychologist
Psychotherapist - public relation promoter - receptionist
Recreation assistant - religious leader - salesperson waiter/waitress
• Secretary - social leader - social director - social worker
Career Areas for Multiple
Intelligences
Naturalist Intelligence
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Biologist - botanist - chef - environmentalist
Landscape artist - navigator - park ranger - sailor
Veterinarian - weather tracking specialist
Zoo keeper - animal handler - anthropologist - astronomer
What Is Your Primary Learning
Style?
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