"Learning is a willingness to let
one's ability and attitude to change in response to new ideas, information and
experiences." - Peter Vaill
Every person has their own unique
learning styles. If people recognize
their learning styles they will be able to absorb the material easily and apply
it effectively to reap rewards in their professional lives. In this context, we shall look at Howard Gardner’s
Multiple Intelligences which helps you understand various types of
intelligences.
Howard Gardner is a Harvard University
professor who developed a theory called Multiple Intelligences in 1983. In his book, Frames of Mind he stated seven intelligences and subsequently in
1996, he included the eighth intelligence.
The eight intelligences are briefly mentioned as follows: Those who are
good at visual/spatial intelligence are smart in pictures; those who are good
at verbal/linguistic are smart in words; those who are good at musical/rhythm
are smart in music; those who are good at logic/maths are smart in numbers; those
who are good at body/kinesthetic are smart in body movements; those who are
interpersonal are smart in people relations; those who are intrapersonal are
self-smart; and those who are naturalistic are smart in environment. He reveals that people possess all these
intelligences but predominantly they possess specific intelligences based on
heredity. But these intelligences change
with age, experience and environmental factors. If students are aware of these
multiple intelligences they will be able to assess themselves the area in which
they are strong so as to capitalize it effectively to enhance their learning
capacities.
If you are a visual or spatial learner
you must use visuals in your notes such as timelines, charts, graphs, and
geometric shapes. If you are a verbal or
linguistic learner you must establish study groups so that you will have the
opportunity to talk about the information.
If you are a musical or rhythm learner you must listen to music while
studying, if it doesn’t distract you. If you are a logic or math learner you
must strive to make connections between subjects. If you are a body or
kinesthetic learner you must act out the information and avoid confining your
study area to a desk or chair. If you are an interpersonal learner you must
study in groups; share the information with other people; and teach the
information to others. If you are an intrapersonal learner you must study in a
quiet area or study by yourself.
Finally, if you are a naturalistic learner you must study outside
whenever possible and relate the information to the effect on the environment
whenever possible.
There are online tests that help you
find out your predominant intelligence levels to study and learn quickly. In
addition, there are people who are visual learners, auditory learners, and
tactile learners where visual learners learn by seeing, auditory learners learn
by hearing, and tactile learners learn by touching and doing. Hence, find out which style is comfortable to
you to acquire knowledge quickly and apply it effectively to achieve success in
your life.
“Education is learning what you didn’t
even know you didn’t know.” - Daniel
Boorstin
Reference
Cornerstone
Developing Soft Skills
by Robert M. Sherfield, Rhonda J. Montgomery and Patricia G. Moody Pearson
Edition 2010
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