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Multiple Intelligence and Learning Styles

Here is a proposed activity for a grade 7 class studying Oliver Twist that combines multiple learning styles and types of intelligence: The students will work in small groups to plan and perform a short skit dramatizing a key scene from Oliver Twist. This will engage both bodily-kinesthetic and interpersonal intelligence. Before performing, each group will create a storyboard illustrating the scene through drawings, integrating spatial and visual intelligence. After performing, each group will discuss the themes and characters, allowing students to express understandings verbally and connect to the reading material. By involving physical acting, visual storytelling, group collaboration and discussion, this activity aims to engage students with different preferences for learning.

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Multiple Intelligence and Learning Styles

Here is a proposed activity for a grade 7 class studying Oliver Twist that combines multiple learning styles and types of intelligence: The students will work in small groups to plan and perform a short skit dramatizing a key scene from Oliver Twist. This will engage both bodily-kinesthetic and interpersonal intelligence. Before performing, each group will create a storyboard illustrating the scene through drawings, integrating spatial and visual intelligence. After performing, each group will discuss the themes and characters, allowing students to express understandings verbally and connect to the reading material. By involving physical acting, visual storytelling, group collaboration and discussion, this activity aims to engage students with different preferences for learning.

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Multiple Intelligence

and Learning Styles


Multiple intelligences and learning styles are
terms that many educators use interchangeably.

Did you know that they are different theories for


learning and not the same
What are learning styles?
• Learning Styles (LS) can be defined as the way
humans prefer to concentrate on, store, and remember
new and difficult information.”

• Learning styles are how you process and comprehend


information in learning situations.
The six categories are:
• Visual learning
• Kinesthetic learning
• Individual learning
• Tactile learning
• Auditory learning
• Group learning
New Zealand researcher Neil Flemming
came up with VARK in 1987, which stands
for the four basic modalities of learning
techniques: visual, aural, auditory,
read/write, and kinesthetic. This may help
teachers categorize preferred ways to learn.

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How can we link the VARK Model to Learning?
As follows:

According to the VARK model, learners are identified by


whether they have a preference for:
• Visual learning (pictures, movies, diagrams)
• Auditory learning (music, discussion, lectures)
• Reading and writing (making lists, reading textbooks, taking
notes)
• Kinesthetic learning (movement, experiments, hands-on
activities)
• The 6 learning styles

Here’s a breakdown of learning styles:

• 1. Visual learning
• Using one’s sense of sight to gather information.
• Visual learning activities:
• Following maps
• Sketching diagrams
• Watching videos
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2. Group learning
Learning well in social settings, with a focus on
collaboration and team-building skills.
• Group learning activities:
• Team building activities like those on a ropes
course, human alphabet, and group sit
• Group projects such as literature posters or
presentations
• Group discussions, formally or informally
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3. Kinesthetic learning
Learning takes place physically with movement,
expressions, and one’s sense of touch.
• Kinesthetic learning activities:
• Simulation games like Predator Prey
• Field trips or other outdoor activities
• Board games and other manipulatives

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4. Individual learning (Reading and Writing)
Learning alone as opposed to in a group, with greater
focus on self-study. This learning style connects with
intrapersonal multiple intelligence.
• Individual learning activities:
• Independent reading
• Solo study sessions
• Individualized online projects

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5. Tactile learning
Hands-on learning. This relates to kinesthetic
intelligence and even nature intelligence.
• Tactile learning activities:
• Building 3D models
• Attending and/or presenting at a science fair
• Measuring items in the classroom

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6. Auditory learning
Learning through hearing. Related to linguistic
intelligence and musical intelligence.
• Auditory learning activities:
• Listening to nursery rhymes
• Writing song lyrics, or even singing
• Creating or listening to podcasts

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Task 1
• Imagine that you are learning how to perform a new physical
skill such as riding a bike or dancing a certain style of dance.
In which way would you learn this skill the best?
1.Look at pictures of people performing the skill.
2.Listen to an expert explain how to do the task.
3.Read about how to perform the task in a book.
4.Watch someone else perform the skill and then trying it
yourself.
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Multiple Intelligences Theory

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Gardner’s 1983 Multiple Intelligence Theory
aimed to breakdown learning abilities based on
learning styles. According to Gardner, the notion
of multiple intelligences “is a theoretical
framework for
defining/understanding/assessing/developing
people’s different intelligence factors.”
Gardner also emphasized that individuals
possess each of these bits of intelligence,
but it’s the degree to which each one
exhibits that’s important to recognize.
Although related to learning styles, multiple
intelligences focus more on intellectual abilities.
On the other hand, learning styles emphasize
preferences or how a person likes to approach
their learning. As you read the descriptions
below, you should sense the overlap.
1. Spatial-visual intelligence
Students with this trait have an uncanny ability to
visualize things. Whether it be manipulating 3D
objects or finding the quickest route on a roadmap,
this intelligence goes hand in hand with the visual
learning style. It’s how you store visually learned
information in your memory.
2. Verbal-linguistic intelligence
Do you know those students who get excited about
writing stories and public speaking? They favor
verbal-linguistic learning. They probably love
words, spoken and written. And they relish word
sounds, meanings, etc. These students also tend to
listen attentively.
3. Musical intelligence
People who exhibit musical intelligence learn in
an auditory way and have an ear for rhythm.
Instead of favoring words or images, musical
learners prefer sounds.
4. Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence
How you obtain information through moving as well
as how you control your body/fine motor skills. In
short, bodily-kinesthetic intelligence involves
learning through movement.
5. Naturalist intelligence
Learning best outdoors. People who are curious
about their natural world, animals, and plants
exhibit naturalist intelligence.
6. Interpersonal intelligence
People in this category are social and empathetic,
which allows them to intuitively sense others’ needs.
They can read the moods of others and relate to their
peers. They’re also often strong communicators.
7. Intrapersonal intelligence
On the other end, intrapersonal intelligence focuses
more inwardly than out. These learners ten to be
highly reflective and thoughtful within their own
minds. They also may be highly in tune with their
own strengths and weaknesses.
8. Logical-mathematical intelligence
People who love analyzing problems and reaching a
logical solution fall in this category. They have
strong reasoning skills, typically excel at
standardized tests, and are keen on identifying
patterns.
9. Existential intelligence
What’s the meaning of life? What is beauty? How do
you define art? These are all big questions that
characterize existentialist intelligence. These deep
thinkers with philosophic minds are always trying to
understand the world around them.
Now, think of an activity for a grade
7 class who study “Oliver Twist”. In
your design, combine more than one
type of activity integrating learning
styles and MI ideas.

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