Multiple IntelligencesMultiple Intelligences

Ways to learnWays to learn

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Yesterday, we took a test to determine our Yesterday, we took a test to determine our “learning style” “learning style”

These are also called “multiple These are also called “multiple intelligences”intelligences”

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What are MI’s?What are MI’s?

They describe the different ways people They describe the different ways people learnlearn

If you know the best you learn, there are If you know the best you learn, there are some things you can do to increase your some things you can do to increase your school successschool success

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Verbal / LinguisticVerbal / Linguistic

You make sense out of the world You make sense out of the world through language and can use through language and can use words effectively either speaking words effectively either speaking or in writing. When you make or in writing. When you make puns and tell stories, you exhibit puns and tell stories, you exhibit this intelligence. this intelligence.

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Learning StrategiesLearning Strategies

read material before going to lectures; read material before going to lectures; take notes of what you hear and read; take notes of what you hear and read; describe what you have learned to others; describe what you have learned to others; listen to what others have learned; listen to what others have learned; write out the steps/instructions to a procedure or write out the steps/instructions to a procedure or

experiment; experiment; use your verbal/linguistic knowledge to help you use your verbal/linguistic knowledge to help you

study. For example, if you are taking a course in study. For example, if you are taking a course in music, make up a story based on what you hear.music, make up a story based on what you hear.

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Logical / MathematicalLogical / Mathematical

You appreciate abstract You appreciate abstract relationships and can use relationships and can use numbers effectively. When you numbers effectively. When you enjoy statistics and analyzing the enjoy statistics and analyzing the components of problems, you components of problems, you exhibit this intelligence. exhibit this intelligence.

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Learning StrategiesLearning Strategies

take down notes in outline form; take down notes in outline form; rank different items of information in order of rank different items of information in order of

their importance; their importance; organize information into different categories to organize information into different categories to

aid memory; aid memory; use your logic to predict outcomes based on use your logic to predict outcomes based on

your knowledge of the past; your knowledge of the past; figure out the procedures to complete a task; figure out the procedures to complete a task; create goal-setting charts for your learning create goal-setting charts for your learning

objectives; objectives;

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Visual / SpatialVisual / Spatial

You are able to perceive You are able to perceive visual/spatial information and can visual/spatial information and can create effective mental pictures. create effective mental pictures. When you like doodling, you When you like doodling, you exhibit this intelligence.exhibit this intelligence.

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Learning StrategiesLearning Strategies

use the visuals in your learning situation - use the visuals in your learning situation - images, shapes, designs, colours - to help you images, shapes, designs, colours - to help you remember; remember;

create a mental picture of what you are being create a mental picture of what you are being told; told;

use highlighters to mark important text; use highlighters to mark important text; when taking notes of what you hear and read, when taking notes of what you hear and read,

use images as well as words; use images as well as words;

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draw diagrams, graphs, patterns to draw diagrams, graphs, patterns to describe/explain things to yourself;describe/explain things to yourself;

use use Mind MappingMind Mapping as a way of learning as a way of learning and remembering; and remembering;

use visual/spatial topics in your studies. use visual/spatial topics in your studies. For example, if you are studying a different For example, if you are studying a different culture, write an essay exploring their art culture, write an essay exploring their art and paintings. and paintings.

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InterpersonalInterpersonal

You are able to recognize and You are able to recognize and understand the motivations and understand the motivations and feelings of other people. When feelings of other people. When you enjoy being on a team/group, you enjoy being on a team/group, you exhibit this intelligence.you exhibit this intelligence.

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Learning StrategiesLearning Strategies

seek out group learning where you can seek out group learning where you can interact with others. interact with others.

use your knowledge of others to help you use your knowledge of others to help you be a better participant on a team.be a better participant on a team.

be aware of how others feel when you ask be aware of how others feel when you ask questions and listen; questions and listen;

explain what you have learned to other explain what you have learned to other people; people;

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be sensitive to the needs and wants of be sensitive to the needs and wants of your teacher/instructor/professor - you will your teacher/instructor/professor - you will be better able to predict his/her be better able to predict his/her expectations on essays and exams; expectations on essays and exams;

use interpersonal topics in your studies. use interpersonal topics in your studies. For example, if you are studying history, For example, if you are studying history, write an essay in which you role-play with write an essay in which you role-play with an historical figure. an historical figure.

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IntrapersonalIntrapersonal

You are able to distinguish among You are able to distinguish among your own feelings, build accurate your own feelings, build accurate mental models of yourself, and draw mental models of yourself, and draw on these models to make decisions on these models to make decisions about your life. When you can about your life. When you can capitalize on your strengths and know capitalize on your strengths and know your weaknesses, you exhibit this your weaknesses, you exhibit this intelligence.intelligence.

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Learning StrategiesLearning Strategies

be aware of the way you are thinking as be aware of the way you are thinking as you learn and evaluate its benefits; you learn and evaluate its benefits;

notice your emotional state when you are notice your emotional state when you are in a learning situation and assess how it in a learning situation and assess how it helps/hinders you; helps/hinders you;

use your ability to go "inside" to alleviate use your ability to go "inside" to alleviate stress when you are surrounded by too stress when you are surrounded by too much noise and activity; much noise and activity;

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evaluate your personal evaluate your personal strengths/weaknesses for different strengths/weaknesses for different subjects; subjects;

take concepts and relate them to your take concepts and relate them to your life/understand how they make you feel; life/understand how they make you feel;

use intrapersonal topics in your studies. use intrapersonal topics in your studies. For example, if you are studying history, For example, if you are studying history, analyze the effect of leaders' decision-analyze the effect of leaders' decision-making styles.making styles.

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Bodily / KinestheticBodily / Kinesthetic

Then you use all or part of your Then you use all or part of your body to create products or solve body to create products or solve problems. When you enjoy sports problems. When you enjoy sports and dance, you exhibit this and dance, you exhibit this intelligence. intelligence.

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Learning StrategiesLearning Strategies

seek out ways to learn through hands-on seek out ways to learn through hands-on experience; experience;

act out the meanings of what you learn; act out the meanings of what you learn; connect body movements, gestures and connect body movements, gestures and

facial expressions with different kinds of facial expressions with different kinds of information; information;

use games, mime and simulations to use games, mime and simulations to better understand and aid recall; better understand and aid recall;

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Use your bodily/kinesthetic intelligence in Use your bodily/kinesthetic intelligence in your studies. For example, if you are your studies. For example, if you are learning mathematics, use different parts learning mathematics, use different parts of your body as measuring tools. of your body as measuring tools.

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NaturalistNaturalist

You can distinguish among, You can distinguish among, classify and use features of your classify and use features of your personal environment. For personal environment. For example, if you build collections example, if you build collections of items such as stamps, films or of items such as stamps, films or musical recordings, you exhibit musical recordings, you exhibit this intelligence. this intelligence.

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Learning StrategiesLearning Strategies

draw images of your environment when you take draw images of your environment when you take notes of what you hear and read; notes of what you hear and read;

relate what you are learning to patterns in your relate what you are learning to patterns in your environment;environment;

use your "collecting" ability to help you classify use your "collecting" ability to help you classify and organize ideas/concepts that you are and organize ideas/concepts that you are learning;learning;

if the outdoors is an important part of your if the outdoors is an important part of your environment, study in a nature setting or have environment, study in a nature setting or have plants in your study location; plants in your study location;

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use examples of your environment in your use examples of your environment in your studies. For example, if you are studying studies. For example, if you are studying literature and you work in an auto body literature and you work in an auto body shop, ask if you can write an essay about shop, ask if you can write an essay about the automobile in poetry or a novel.the automobile in poetry or a novel.

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Musical/RhythmicMusical/Rhythmic

Remembers tunes and lyrics easily, uses Remembers tunes and lyrics easily, uses music as a frame of reference, has a music as a frame of reference, has a natural sense of timing or rhythm, enjoys natural sense of timing or rhythm, enjoys sounds of all types, is easily distracted by sounds of all types, is easily distracted by sounds, notices the cadence of thingssounds, notices the cadence of things

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Learning StrategiesLearning Strategies

listen to background noiseslisten to background noisessing along with your favourite songssing along with your favourite songs take up a musical instrumenttake up a musical instrumentgo to the symphonygo to the symphony