Saturday, 7 July 2012

Multiple Intelligences

So, I just did this Multiple Intelligence test at this website. http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/ict/multiple_int/what.cfm

It also gives you a result number if you want to refer back to it. Mine is  4592464. Just incase you are really interested or just want someone to compare to.

Before I started I guessed which intelligence I would dominate in and other which I thought I would lack. I guessed I would be ranked highly in kinaesthetic and interpersonal just because I'm keen on sports and enjoy people watching or analysing 'why would a person do that or say that?'
Both ranked fairly high in both however, apparently I am also visually/spatially and musically smart. Musically was expected as I play guitar but visually I kind of crossed off first as a weakness because I suck at art. However, reflecting now and understanding that visual/spatial includes looking at pictures like map reading, finding your way out of mazes and graphs etc. it now makes sense due to my favourable learning style of being a visual learner.

So, to use this information in a classroom setting it shows me that a LM should be flexible in the way they approach a new learning subject. For example:
Someone who lacks logical smartness or struggles with maths, might find it beneficial to learn maths through a different intelligence such as drawing a picture to assist understanding (visual/spatial) or remembering a formular by using a mnemonic (musical).
Learning through favoured intelligences assists students in adhereing to best learning practices for themselves.

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