Learning+Styles

The Gallup StrengthsFinder measures the presence of 34 talent themes. Talents are people's naturally recurring patterns of thought, feeling, or behavior that can be productively applied. The more dominant a theme is in a person, the greater the theme's impact on that person's behavior and performance.

My Gallup Strengths: **Achiever**: ability to work hard and take great satisfaction from being productive **Analytical**: ability to search for reasons and causes and consider all the factors that might affect a situation **Discipline**: ability to provide routine and structure **Relator**: ability to work close with others and obtains deep satisfaction in achieving a goal with others **Responsibility**: ability to take ownership of actions and thoughts and maintain a commitment to stable values

[|Gallup Strengthsfinder Website]

Learning styles are simply different approaches or ways of learning. Conceived by Howard Gardner, Multiple Intelligences are seven different ways to demonstrate intellectual ability.
 * Learning Styles **
 * Multiple Intelligences **

In the classroom learning styles are very important to consider because every student has a different learning style. In order for all the students to understand the objective, a curriculum that considers the learning styles will be the most effective. My learning styles include visual learning and interpersonal.

Useful learning styles websites [|What is Learning Styles] [|What are your learning styles?] [|Learning Styles Online] = = [|Multiple Intelligence Quiz] = = = = = =

__Howard Gardner Interview:__ Video Response
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 * ==<span style="color: #743777; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Theory of Multiple Intelligence ==

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;">Hi, I just watched the Multiple Intelligence interview with Howard Gardner, and from the interview I can say that multiple intelligence describes how everyone has a different learn style, because people they learn differently, and in their mind it processes differently, and how in the real world how they carry out what they learned is also different. There are different types of multiple intelligences and because of this a teacher should design a curriculum and classroom that fits to everyone's multiple intelligence. It's not fair to teach everyone according to only one intelligence because everyone has a different one. So if the teacher does teach according to everyones intelligence then everyone is learning which creates a better education.

__Indianapolis School__
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The school uses Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory by having teachers not give grades because giving a grade limits the students motivation and at this school, letter grades mean nothing. The school goes by progress, participation, and performance. Progress reports have a symbol chart, indicating the level of achievement and participation. Progress is indicated by N, needs help, S, steady progress and R, rapid progress. And for participation students receive a triangle, intrinsically motivated, a square, extrinsically motivated, X, disruptive, or circle, passive which is the worst you can get. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">

__Differentiated Instruction__
How many different learning styles did you observe in the video? Compare and contrast two different learning styles you observed.

Spatial, Linguistic, Logical, Interpersonal=4

Spatial is when you are able to visualize with your mind's eye. In the video the teacher has different groups according to their pace. In the strongest group she has them scaling real life items to a wooden cube. One boy in particular wanted to be able to sit on his couch so he knew by looking at the couch and at himself that he needed to make the couch bigger if we was going to lay on it. He used his spatial intelligence, these type of learners are usually artists or architects.

Logical has to do with logic and reasoning. When she had the class do an estimate on how many jellybeans were in their cup, one boy in particular showed his intelligence by explaining how he came up with his estimate. He said that by counting the top jellybeans of the cup and counting the jellybeans at the bottom he multiplied every layer by that number and subtracted one since the cup narrowed towards the bottom. These type of learners are usually engineers or economists.

The two boys were similar in that they both used their visualization to find the solution. They were different because the boy with the spatial intelligence knew automatically what to change to get the right proportion whereas the boy with the jellybeans had to think about which direction to take to get the estimate.

__IQ or EQ?__
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">EQ without a doubt is more important than IQ. EQ is more important because it is a person's communication skills that get them to the top. IQ is a number dealing with your intelligence in the area of reason and knowledge while EQ is measured by the life skills you have. When all said and done, EQ will bring you success and happiness.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">EQ people are able to manage their emotions effectively. They display integrity and honesty. They are dependable and responsible, you can always count them in on big projects because you know they will follow through plans. They can juggle challenges without a sweat. They are open to new ideas and change. Goleman argues that an individual's success at work is 80 percent dependent on emotional quotient and only 20 percent dependent on intelligence quotient.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">IQ is how we make sense of our world through application of logic and deduction. EQ is how we make sense of our interelationships with others through the application of empathy and understanding. Even though EQ is more important I think it would be ideal to have a balance between both because if you have brain smart and emotion control then you have the total package.

__Learning Styles Quiz__
Interpersonal: 94% Intrapersonal: 63%

My favorite lesson at school ever would have to be when I was in fourth grade. I will never forget signing a check, making sure I pay my bills in time or buying a house or car, all pretend of course. My teacher gave everyone a career, randomly. I was a police officer. I made a decent yearly income. Each day for three weeks, it was something new, but it all tied to real life scenarios. For example, my teacher brought car catalogs for us to see what car we would buy depending on how much we make. I loved this lesson so much because not only did I learn some basic math skills but I learned just how important money is when you are responsible for these things. It was a different angle as a kid who does't pay bills or signs checks, so I really enjoyed the lesson and will always remember it.