What makes a person smart? Are there only two ends of the spectrum, smart and dumb? Howard Gardner believed this was not the case with his theory of multiple intelligences. A theory developed that different students had different types of minds, so therefore they will learn, remember, perform, and understand knowledge in their own different way. Gardner theorized that there were seven different areas of skills that a person can have in different amounts. With this theory he “developed a theory of multiple intelligences that comprises seven distinct areas of skills that each person possesses to different degrees.” This differs from the generally accepted concept that everyone can learn the same lessons taught in the same way.
These seven distinct learning styles are visual-spatial, body-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, linguistic, and logical-mathematical. Visual-spatial is the ability to think in visual terms and use mental pictures to solve problems. Students …show more content…
If a student seems like they are doing poorly, maybe it is because they don’t learn best in the teaching style used. If they are doing poorly in group activities, maybe it is because they are an interpersonal learner and would benefit more learning on their own. This is important to me because I find that I am a more of a linguistic learner. I find that I learn the best when I am either reading it on a page or from a book. In school, when the teacher is lecturing I find it hard to follow. This leads me to miss out on a lot of information this way. I can see how a teacher may think that I am a poor student, but it is just that I learn differently. I think out of the two though I am more a linguistic learner and “linguistic intelligence is the capacity to use words effectively, either orally or in writing.” (Ekinci, 2014) I feel that is how I learn the best out of all of the different
These seven distinct learning styles are visual-spatial, body-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, linguistic, and logical-mathematical. Visual-spatial is the ability to think in visual terms and use mental pictures to solve problems. Students …show more content…
If a student seems like they are doing poorly, maybe it is because they don’t learn best in the teaching style used. If they are doing poorly in group activities, maybe it is because they are an interpersonal learner and would benefit more learning on their own. This is important to me because I find that I am a more of a linguistic learner. I find that I learn the best when I am either reading it on a page or from a book. In school, when the teacher is lecturing I find it hard to follow. This leads me to miss out on a lot of information this way. I can see how a teacher may think that I am a poor student, but it is just that I learn differently. I think out of the two though I am more a linguistic learner and “linguistic intelligence is the capacity to use words effectively, either orally or in writing.” (Ekinci, 2014) I feel that is how I learn the best out of all of the different