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Kaitlyn Scudi Reaction- Multiple Intelligences 8/31/11

While reading the paragraph on what Multiple Intelligences are I became very interested in how Howard Gardener came up with this theory. I am actually somewhat familiar with the Multiple Intelligences. In High School I took a class that taught me a lot about the way students learn and the way teachers teach. The class was called Tomorrow’s Teachers. In this class we would be assigned an elementary school teacher in the district and visit their classroom once a month observing the teacher and even teaching lessons. Since we’ve learned about the Multiple Intelligences in this class, I would always have them in the back of my mind while observing the way the students learned and payed attention. I found it very interesting to see what types of learners and students they were. After answering the questions on the first page on the ditto, I found that I fell under Interpersonal. I found this interesting because when I took this quiz last year in Tomorrow’s Teachers I was tied between Logical/Mathematical and Bodily Kinesthetic, which was my second highest scores in this quiz. After reading the descriptions of all Multiple Intelligences I would personally describe myself as Interpersonal. I found it surprising that this quiz was correct even though the first time I took it it was slightly off. I find the Multiple intelligences interesting because each person is different and everyone thinks and learns in their own way. That is what makes me strongly believe that each teacher should learn and understand Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences.

Do you: Like to write? 1 Like to learn new words? 2 Like to tell stories? 3 Enjoy reading? 1 Give good directions to others so that they understand the first time? 3 Have a good memory for names, dates, facts? 4 Enjoy making or hearing puns? 3 Enjoy metaphors? 3
 * Learning Style #1**
 * Total score 20**

Do you: Like to work with computers and calculators? 3 Enjoy math class? 3 Easily add numbers in your head? 1 Enjoy doing science experiments? 2 Ask a lot of questions about how things work? 3 Enjoy chess, checkers, or other strategy games? 2 Enjoy logic puzzles or brainteasers? 2 Like to go by steps, from A to B to C, rather than jumping from A to D? 3
 * Learning Style #2**
 * Total score 19**

Do you: Read maps, charts, or diagrams more easily than text? 3 Build interesting three dimensional constructions (like LEGO buildings or others)? 1 Prefer to draw pictures rather than tell stories? 2 Find your way to a new place easily? 1 Like to take things apart and then try to figure out how to put them back together? 1 Doodle a lot on notebooks? 4 Visualize the back side of an object from looking at the front? 2 Estimate distances between objects easily? 3
 * Learning Style #3**
 * Total score 17**

Do you: Find activities like riding a bike, skating, or walking on a balance beam easy? 2 Run, swim, and exercise without getting tired? 1 Learn to play new sports easily and quickly? 1 Learn a new dance step easily and quickly? 3 Use a lot of hand gestures and body movements when talking to friends? 2 Like touching things you’ve just seen? 4 Cleverly mimic other people’s gestures or mannerisms? 2 Move, tap, or fidget while seated for a long time in one spot? 2
 * Learning Style #4**
 * Total score 17**

Do you: Enjoy playing a musical instrument? 1 Listen to music a lot? 2 Hum or sing a lot? 3 Tell people when music sounds off-key? 1 Have a good singing voice? 1 Remember the melodies of songs? 2 Sing harmony? 1 Compose music in your head or on paper? 1
 * Learning Style #5**
 * Total score 12**

Do you: Like to work and/or play with others? 3 Understand how people are feeling by looking at their faces? 3 Give advice to friends who have problems? 3 Have a good sense of empathy or concern for others? 4 Seem to be street-smart? 4 Seem to be a natural leader on teams? 3 Get energy from being with people rather than being alone? 4 Feel that several minds working on something are better than one? 4
 * Learning Style #6**
 * Total score 28**

Do you: Often need a quiet place to work or just be alone? 4 Like to make collections of things that have special meaning for you? 1 Remember your dreams? 2 Display a sense of independence or strong will? 3 Have a realistic sense of your own strengths and weaknesses? 4 Accurately express how you are feeling? 3 Have an interest or a hobby that you don’t talk much about? 2 Get energy from being alone rather than being with people? 1
 * Learning Style #7**
 * Total score 28**

Do you: Enjoy collecting bugs, flowers, or rocks? 1 Like to closely examine what you find in nature? 1 Keep detailed records of your observations of nature? 1 Like to watch natural phenomena like the moon/tides and hear explanations about them? 1 Become fascinated with one thing from nature and want to learn about it thoroughly? 1 Want to find out the name of a bird or a bug you’ve seen? 1 Like to classify things? 1 Want to become a geologist, biologist, or some other type of scientist? 1
 * Learning Style #8**
 * Total score 8**