Multiple+Intelligences


 * Multiple Intelligences and Learning Preferences **

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§ Clutter-free environment § Use study cards § Use visual cues w/text § Take notes during lecture || § Clutter-free environment § Use colors to organize § Notes in the margins § Take notes during lecture § Use visual cues w/text || § Read aloud when studying § Notes or tape recorder to record lecture § Study w/friend or study group || § Read aloud when studying § Notes or tape recorder to record lecture § Study w/friend or study group || § Move around when studying § Use index cards to sort and organize information § Study in small, frequent chunks § Breaks and rewards motivate § Use mnemonic devices || § When needing assistance, work one-on-one instead of in a group || Have difficulty focusing rather than socializing. || § Study with friend or self-selected study group § Seating arrangement to keep focus || § Take notes during lecture § Study w/friend or study group § Explain notes to another person || § Highlight and write while studying § Practice reproducing info on paper or chalkboard § Write study cards § Use mapping techniques to brainstorm information || **High Yield Strategies **often tap into the various learning styles of our students, and have proven to support the adolescent learner's brain! Click here for a table of instructional strategies that support your learners.
 * ** Style ** || ** Characteristics ** || ** Ways to Support ** ||
 * ** Visual Language ** || Learn language skills by sight, mainly by reading and watching. Tend to be fast thinkers, to gesture freely while talking, and to communicate very clearly and concisely. Learn well from demonstration – must see to understand. || § Calendar to organize dates
 * ** Visual Numeric ** || Do better with numbers when they see them written. Must see to understand. Learn best by reading and writing. Tend to be fast thinkers. || § Calendar to organize dates
 * ** Auditory Language ** || Learn best by listening || § Study in quiet place
 * ** Auditory Numeric ** || Better with numbers when they can hear them spoken. || § Study in quiet place
 * ** Kinesthetic/Tactile ** || Feeling and touch oriented. Good at hands-on tasks. Sensitive to others’ feelings. Learn best by doing and moving. Difficulty sitting for long periods of time. || § Multiple sensory approach to learning (sights, smells, etc.)
 * ** Individual Learner ** || Prefer to study and work independently. || § Study in quiet place
 * ** Group Learner ** || Learn best by interacting with a group.
 * ** Oral Expressiveness ** || Usually do well in a speech class. Comfortable with self-expression. || § Read aloud when studying
 * ** Written Expressiveness ** || Usually do well in a writing class. || § Use colors to organize


 * Think and Respond: **Do your assignments lean towards your personal learning preference/style? Have you created alternate learning assignments/opportunities that take into consideration the different learning styles or intelligences of your students? If students know their learning preferences, would you be willing to allow them to propose alternate assignments that meet your rubric or grading criteria?