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Multiple Intelligence and Learning Styles

This document discusses multiple intelligences and learning styles in education. It describes Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, which identified different modes through which students learn best, such as visually, through movement, music, interpersonal skills, intrapersonally, linguistically, or through logical thinking. Teachers are advised to identify their students' preferred learning styles, allow alternative ways for students to complete assignments, vary their lesson types, and present information in multiple ways to help students learn through their strengths. The goal is to tailor teaching methods to accommodate different learning styles in the classroom.

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Multiple Intelligence and Learning Styles

This document discusses multiple intelligences and learning styles in education. It describes Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, which identified different modes through which students learn best, such as visually, through movement, music, interpersonal skills, intrapersonally, linguistically, or through logical thinking. Teachers are advised to identify their students' preferred learning styles, allow alternative ways for students to complete assignments, vary their lesson types, and present information in multiple ways to help students learn through their strengths. The goal is to tailor teaching methods to accommodate different learning styles in the classroom.

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Multiple
Intelligences
&
Learning
Styles:
Teaching
Tips
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Your classroom is likely to be filled with students who learn in very different ways. This lesson will introduce the
concept of multiple intelligences and learning styles and offer tips for teaching students in this way.

Multiple Intelligences
The concept of multiple
intelligences was first defined by developmental psychologist Howard
Gardner. Gardner felt that students learned in many different ways and that traditional intelligence
testing was too limited in its definition of intelligence. In education, multiple intelligences refer to the
different modes of learning, or learning
styles, that students learn best through.

This lesson discusses these different learning styles and offers tips for incorporating them into your
classroom.

Learning Styles
In any given classroom, students are going to have preferred learning styles. Once you recognize
and understand them, you can design lessons and activities that incorporate various intelligences.
Different learning styles fall into 7 broad modalities.

These modalities are:


Visual-spatial: A visual-spatial learner thinks in terms of the space around them. This learner processes
information better when it is presented to them in imagery instead of through text.

Bodily-kinesthetic: A bodily-kinesthetic student learns best through movement and hands-on activities.
They are usually very good with physical activities.

Musical: Musical students are tuned (pun intended) into rhythm and sound. These students might benefit
from music in the background while they're trying to learn or work.

Interpersonal: Interpersonal students work very well with others and learn better when in group
environments and activities. They benefit from interaction with other students and teachers.

Intrapersonal: Intrapersonal learners are very independent students. They benefit from quiet, solitary study
and work time. They are also thoughtful and understanding of their own goals and desires.

Linguistic: Unlike a visual-spatial learner, linguistic learners process information better when it's present
through text. These students learn exceptionally well from books.

Logical-mathematical: These learners are able to think very abstractly and recognize patterns very easily.
They prefer top-down learning (moving from big ideas to smaller details).

Teaching Multiple Intelligences

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It might seem daunting to attempt to design your lessons to include all multiple intelligences or
preferred learning styles. However, it's not as difficult or complicated as it seems. There are a few
simple guidelines to follow that will allow your students to learn in whichever style they prefer.

The most important thing you need to do to teach to multiple intelligences in your classroom is to
get an idea of which learning styles your students prefer. This can be done through a simple
questionnaire and observations during the first few weeks of school. Once you know what learning
styles are present in your classroom, you can begin to tailor your lessons to those styles.

Next, you need to offer alternative ways of completing assignments for students. Since you know
that your students prefer learning in different ways, allowing them to work in their preferred medium
will help them learn better. For example, if students need to complete a book report, give them the
option to write it, create a visual piece, or act it out. Providing more options will cover different
learning styles, leading to a more successful classroom.

Another guideline for teaching to multiple intelligences is to vary your lessons. This is something
you're probably already doing, meaning you might not have to change much of your teaching.
Varying your lessons to include reading, moving around, drawing, listening to and watching videos,
and group work will allow your students to be exposed to different learning styles and also work in
their preferred modes.

Finally, you should attempt to present the same information to students in a variety of ways. For
example, when teaching a lesson about plants, allow students to not only read about plant biology
but see pictures of plants, touch real plants, and create their own work about plants. This will help
students process the information about plants to the best of their ability because they will be seeing
it in their preferred learning style.

Lesson Summary
Multiple
intelligences or learning
styles are different ways in which students process information
and work. In order to help your students be more successful in school, it's important to both
understand the different learning styles and tailor your teaching to the preferences of the students in
your classroom. By making the few simple changes mentioned in this lesson, you can help every
student process information more clearly in their preferred learning style.

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