Multiple Intelligence: How do you Learn?
Take the a multiple intelligence test and find out how you learn! You can take the test here.
Now that you know what type a learner you are, use these tips to help you in your studies. (The following information has been taken from the website: http://distancelearn.about.com/od/studyskills/a/studysmart.htm and http://712educators.about.com/od/multipleint/p/existential-Intelligence.htm)
Word Smart (Linguistic intelligence) – Word smart people are good with words, letters, and phrases. They enjoy activities such as reading, playing scrabble or other word games, and having discussions. If you’re word smart, these study strategies can help:
Number Smart (logical-mathematical intelligence)- Number smart people are good with numbers, equations, and logic. They enjoy coming up with solutions to logical problems and figuring things out. If you’re number smart, give these strategies a try:
Picture Smart (spatial intelligence) – Picture smart people are good with art and design. They enjoy being creative, watching movies, and visiting art museums. Picture smart people can benefit from these study tips:
Body Smart (Kinesthetic intelligence) – Body smart people work well with their hands. They enjoy physical activity such as exercise, sports, and outdoor work. These study strategies can help body smart people be successful:
Music Smart (Musical intelligence) – Music smart people are good with rhythms and beats. They enjoy listening to cds, attending concerts, and creating songs. If you’re music smart, these activities can help you study:
People Smart (Interpersonal intelligence) – Those who are people smart are good with relating to people. They enjoy going to parties, visiting with friends, and sharing what they learn. People smart students should give these strategies a try:
Self Smart (Intrapersonal intelligence) – Self smart people are comfortable with themselves. They enjoy being alone to think and reflect. If you’re self smart, try these tips:• keep a personal journal about what you’re learning
Existential intelligence:
Now that you know what type a learner you are, use these tips to help you in your studies. (The following information has been taken from the website: http://distancelearn.about.com/od/studyskills/a/studysmart.htm and http://712educators.about.com/od/multipleint/p/existential-Intelligence.htm)
Word Smart (Linguistic intelligence) – Word smart people are good with words, letters, and phrases. They enjoy activities such as reading, playing scrabble or other word games, and having discussions. If you’re word smart, these study strategies can help:
- make flashcards
- take extensive notes
- keep a journal of what you learn
Number Smart (logical-mathematical intelligence)- Number smart people are good with numbers, equations, and logic. They enjoy coming up with solutions to logical problems and figuring things out. If you’re number smart, give these strategies a try:
- make your notes into numeric charts and graphs
- use the roman numeral style of outlining
- put information you receive into categories and classifications that you create
Picture Smart (spatial intelligence) – Picture smart people are good with art and design. They enjoy being creative, watching movies, and visiting art museums. Picture smart people can benefit from these study tips:
- sketch pictures that go along with your notes or in the margins of your textbooks
- draw a picture on a flashcard for each concept or vocabulary word you study
- use charts and graphic organizers to keep track of what you learn
Body Smart (Kinesthetic intelligence) – Body smart people work well with their hands. They enjoy physical activity such as exercise, sports, and outdoor work. These study strategies can help body smart people be successful:
- act out or imagine the concepts you need to remember
- look for real-life examples that demonstrate what you’re learning about
- search for manipulatives, such as computer programs, that can help you master material
Music Smart (Musical intelligence) – Music smart people are good with rhythms and beats. They enjoy listening to cds, attending concerts, and creating songs. If you’re music smart, these activities can help you study:
- create a song or rhyme that will help you
- remember a conceptisten to classical music while you study
- remember vocabulary words by linking them to similar-sounding words in your mind
People Smart (Interpersonal intelligence) – Those who are people smart are good with relating to people. They enjoy going to parties, visiting with friends, and sharing what they learn. People smart students should give these strategies a try:
- discuss what you learn with a friend or family member
- have someone quiz you before an exam
- create or join a study group
Self Smart (Intrapersonal intelligence) – Self smart people are comfortable with themselves. They enjoy being alone to think and reflect. If you’re self smart, try these tips:• keep a personal journal about what you’re learning
- Find a place to study where you won’t be interrupted
- keep yourself involved in assignments by individualizing each project
Existential intelligence:
- Make connections between what is being learned and the world outside the classroom
- Provide students with overviews in order to support their desire to see the big picture
- Have students look at a topic from different points of view
- Have students summarize the information learned in a lesson
- Have students create lessons to teach their classmates information