¶ … 1983, Howard Gardner challenged conventional views of teaching and learning styles with his book, Frames of Mind. Gardner hypothesized that the skill-sets of different people are directly correlated to their learning styles. It was from this that he developed the theory of multiple intelligences. Within this theory there are seven intelligences, linguistic intelligence, musical intelligence, logical-mathematical intelligence, spatial intelligence, bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, and what are known as intra and inter-personnel forms of the personal intelligences.
The following paper is an assessment of the intelligence which represents my personal learning style. It is clear this style is best represented by the bodily-kinesthetic intelligence.
This intelligence is related to physical movement and the knowing/wisdom of the body. Including the brain's motor cortex, which controls body motion. Body/kinesthetic intelligence is awakened through physical movement such as in various sports, dance, physical exercises as well as by the expression of oneself through the body, such as inventing, drama, body language, and creative/interpretive dance. (Learning Styles: A Multiple Intelligence Approach, Pg. 1)
Generally those who have a kinesthetic learning style have a strong understanding of their body and their ability to move. There are six capacities involved with the kinesthetic learner.
1) Kinesthetic learners have control of their voluntary movements. In other words, the kinesthetic learner has a good understanding of both their fine motor movements such as in the fingers as well as in the larger bodily movements. This is partially why one might find some kinesthetic learners in the operating room working as surgeons and others on the sports field playing professional sports.
2) Kinesthetic learners have a strong understanding of "preprogrammed" movement. This is instinctual movement, the flinching if something is scary or putting one's hand out to protect from a fall.
3) Kinesthetic learners have an expanding awareness of their body. As the kinesthetic learner grows so does his or her awareness of how to move effectively. Just because one is a kinesthetic learner does not mean that he or she will suddenly be able to dance in the ballet. The expanding awareness refers to the fact that the kinesthetic learner continues to grow in their understanding. The fact that they think this way does not give them any advantage in sports or any other kinesthetic field...
learning style assessment test on the Internet to see if they agreed with what I thought my learning style was. The site was called the Learning Styles Online and the price was just right for me -- it was free. This report is a quick summary of the test results and my opinion if they were accurate or not. Learning styles are simply different approaches or ways of learning.
On the same note, if my workplace involves physical labor, I won't quite be able to cope as well as some others. I would rather sit down with some coworkers and work out what needs to be done than run around and figure it out as I go along. Theses assessments of my personal strengths and weaknesses beggars the question: How can I use this test to make me a
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Individual Learning Style This report is a self-assessment and reflection of my personal learning style. The report assesses my strengths and opportunities for growth as well as creating an improvement strategy which is solely based on the results of my learning style assessment. Through a free internet learning style web site, I discovered that my learning style is called Interpersonal Intelligence. The report will also provide some background on the various
growing recognition of the changing educational needs of college students, particularly those attending community colleges. In response to this awareness, reform efforts have been implemented in order to meet the needs of students. As reform efforts have been considered, increasing attention has been directed toward assessing the influence of learning styles on academic performance. The term 'learning styles' has been used to refer to the ways in which individuals
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