Transcript Learning Styles Clinic Students PowerPoint

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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You Are The Classic Scientist!
Puzzles
Experiments
Interactive software
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Visual/Spatial
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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What did you think of this session?
What worked?
What didn’t work?
Did I miss anything?
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