I believe I am a very complex learner. After reviewing Gardener’s multiple intelligence theory and the field dependence/ independence, I would say I am a visual/special, musical, and field dependent learner. I am very interested in seeing the whole picture before working on the parts. Understanding my goal allows me to focus on completing my tasks. I love using pictures, images, and other visual ques to understand a concept. When solving math problems, I normally go straight into drawing a picture as my strategy. Music is a major part of me. In elementary school, I would create songs to remember how to spell my spelling words. These few examples are what lead me to believe I am these multiple intelligences. I feel I am strongly connected to
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I feel my math skills are not up to par. Working with numbers and equations tend to frustrate me easily and I give up if I do not understand/ get the correct answer right away. Computations have always been a struggle for me as a learner. To focus on computations is not the best way for me to learn. Anxiety begins to take over and no learning is normally reached. This is my weakest intelligence. The verbal/ linguistic intelligence is always hit or miss with me. I am able to write down my notes and review them, but I rarely retain the information. I tend to spend most of my time copying what I need instead of listening and understanding content. If material interests me, I will be perfect in this intelligence. If content does not connect to me in any way, I am unable to fully grasp a concept by just reading and writing about it. These were the intelligences that do not relate to me as a learner. Field independent learners are the opposite of field dependent learners. I do not mind if a teacher ends off track to inform us of events. I also like to collaborate in the classroom. Working alone is nice majority of the time, but I am a people person and enjoy creating relationships. This is why I am not a field independent learner. During my analysis I have learned I am a very active learner. I enjoy using groups, images, music, and kinesthetic ways to learn content; which connects directly to field- dependent learning. I am very pleased to know what type of learner I am and how to incorporate most (if not all) multiple intelligences in my lessons. It is important to teach in a way that reaches all your students. Understanding myself as a learner allows me to understand my students as
I feel my math skills are not up to par. Working with numbers and equations tend to frustrate me easily and I give up if I do not understand/ get the correct answer right away. Computations have always been a struggle for me as a learner. To focus on computations is not the best way for me to learn. Anxiety begins to take over and no learning is normally reached. This is my weakest intelligence. The verbal/ linguistic intelligence is always hit or miss with me. I am able to write down my notes and review them, but I rarely retain the information. I tend to spend most of my time copying what I need instead of listening and understanding content. If material interests me, I will be perfect in this intelligence. If content does not connect to me in any way, I am unable to fully grasp a concept by just reading and writing about it. These were the intelligences that do not relate to me as a learner. Field independent learners are the opposite of field dependent learners. I do not mind if a teacher ends off track to inform us of events. I also like to collaborate in the classroom. Working alone is nice majority of the time, but I am a people person and enjoy creating relationships. This is why I am not a field independent learner. During my analysis I have learned I am a very active learner. I enjoy using groups, images, music, and kinesthetic ways to learn content; which connects directly to field- dependent learning. I am very pleased to know what type of learner I am and how to incorporate most (if not all) multiple intelligences in my lessons. It is important to teach in a way that reaches all your students. Understanding myself as a learner allows me to understand my students as