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Identifying Your Learning Style

Author: UKy UndergraduateEd

Acknowledgements

This exercise was developed by Marty Henton, Lecturer in the Art Department, University of Kentucky's College of Fine Arts.  It was originally developed for use in the classroom to fulfill the Intellectual Inquiry: Arts & Creativity area in the University's general education program, UK Core.  Courses in this area are hands-on courses that allow students to engage actively with the creative process that provides learning opportunities through discovery, discussion and collaboration.

In this exercise, you will identify your top two multiple intelligences (M.I.) after taking an M.I. test.  Then, in a learning community, you can discuss the various intelligences - and in a group work assignment, solve a problem with all the intelligences represented. This activity facilitates problem solving and learning within a community (group) as it relates to real-world/real-work situations. Ideally, in future, by knowing how multiple intelligences work, you can work collaboratively with your peers in a participatory activity that employs problem-solving strategies. This learning object has been adapted for self-study.

Source: image taken from: nationofnations.wordpress.com

(1) Introduction: Multiple Intelligences and Learning Styles

Watch an excerpt from the author Howard Gardner on the theory of Multiple Intelligences in the context of learning and education. After the video you will have an opportunity to take the MI test to identify your various intelligences and begin to look for the various types of intelligences your friends and classmates exhibit.

(2) Activity: Identify your stengths and intelligences?

Follow this link on Edutopia to take the MI Test and see what your  multiple intelligences are.  Edutopia http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-learning-styles-quiz

(3) Apply your Knowledge

Download and print the pdf to complete the two activities.

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(4) Self- Assessment

Reflect on these questions

a) Identify the various intelligences, according to Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences recognizing that people possess all of the intelligences in some capacity with some having been identified as stronger.

b)  Explain why it takes all intelligences to create a community.

c)   Explain how  collaborating with others enables you to expand their awareness of the world and those around them.

Source: Henton, S ( 2012). Presentation notes. University of Kentucky, Art Education.

(5) Additional Resources

Fralick, M. "Know Your Learning Style." College Success 1. http://www.collegesuccess1.com/StudResLearningSt.htm.

Fralick, M. "Learning Style and Intelligence." College Success 1. http://www.collegesuccess1.com/LearningStyleM.htm

Ganley, S. (2010). "Working Effectively in a Group of Different Learning Styles and Personality Types." Yahoo! Voices. http://voices.yahoo.com/working-effectively-group-different-learning-5396609.html?cat=3.

Giles, E., Pitre, S., Womack, S. (2012). "Multiple intelligences and learning styles." University of Georgia. http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Multiple_Intelligences_and_Learning_Styles.

"Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences." Businessballs.com. http://www.businessballs.com/howardgardnermultipleintelligences.htm.

"Learning Styles, Take Your Test." LDpride.net. http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm.

Russell, D. (2012). "Multiple Intelligences - Learning Styles." Mathematics, About.com. http://math.about.com/blmultiple.htm.