What Are Learning Styles?: Learn Through Seeing

What are learning styles?
Learning styles are simply different approaches or ways of learning.
What are the types of learning styles?
Visual Learners:
learn through seeing... .
These learners need to see the teacher's body language and facial expression to fully
understand the content of a lesson. They tend to prefer sitting at the front of the
classroom to avoid visual obstructions (e.g. people's heads). They may think in pictures
and learn best from visual displays including: diagrams, illustrated text books, overhead
transparencies, videos, flipcharts and hand-outs. During a lecture or classroom
discussion, visual learners often prefer to take detailed notes to absorb the information.
Auditory Learners:
learn through listening...
They learn best through verbal lectures, discussions, talking things through and
listening to what others have to say. Auditory learners interpret the underlying meanings
of speech through listening to tone of voice, pitch, speed and other nuances. Written
information may have little meaning until it is heard. These learners often benefit from
reading text aloud and using a tape recorder.
Tactile/Kinesthetic Learners:
learn through , moving, doing and touching...
Tactile/Kinesthetic persons learn best through a hands-on approach, actively exploring

the physical world around them. They may find it hard to sit still for long periods and
may become distracted by their need for activity and exploration.
What is Multiple Intelligence?
Conceived by Howard Gardner, Multiple Intelligences are seven different ways to
demonstrate intellectual ability.
What are the types of Multiple Intelligence?

Visual/Spatial Intelligence
ability to perceive the visual. These learners tend to think in pictures and need to create
vivid mental images to retain information. They enjoy looking at maps, charts, pictures,
videos, and movies.
Their skills include:
puzzle building, reading, writing, understanding charts and graphs, a good sense of
direction, sketching, painting, creating visual metaphors and analogies (perhaps through
the visual arts), manipulating images, constructing, fixing, designing practical objects,
interpreting visual images.
Possible career interests:
navigators, sculptors, visual artists, inventors, architects, interior designers, mechanics,

engineers
Verbal/Linguistic Intelligence
ability to use words and language. These learners have highly developed auditory skills
and are generally elegant speakers. They think in words rather than pictures.
listening, speaking, writing, story telling, explaining, teaching, using humor,

understanding the syntax and meaning of words, remembering information, convincing
someone of their point of view, analyzing language usage.
Possible career interests:
Poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, translator
Logical/Mathematical Intelligence
ability to use reason, logic and numbers. These learners think conceptually in logical
and numerical patterns making connections between pieces of information. Always
curious about the world around them, these learner ask lots of questions and like to do
experiments.
problem solving, classifying and categorizing information, working with abstract

concepts to figure out the relationship of each to the other, handling long chains of
reason to make local progressions, doing controlled experiments, questioning and
wondering about natural events, performing complex mathematical calculations,
working with geometric shapes
Possible career paths:
Scientists, engineers, computer programmers, researchers, accountants,

mathematicians
Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence
ability to control body movements and handle objects skillfully. These learners express
themselves through movement. They have a good sense of balance and eye-hand co-
ordination. (e.g. ball play, balancing beams). Through interacting with the space around
them, they are able to remember and process information.
dancing, physical co-ordination, sports, hands on experimentation, using body

language, crafts, acting, miming, using their hands to create or build, expressing
emotions through the body
Athletes, physical education teachers, dancers, actors, firefighters, artisans
Musical/Rhythmic Intelligence
ability to produce and appreciate music. These musically inclined learners think in
sounds, rhythms and patterns. They immediately respond to music either appreciating
or criticizing what they hear. Many of these learners are extremely sensitive to
environmental sounds (e.g. crickets, bells, dripping taps).
singing, whistling, playing musical instruments, recognizing tonal patterns, composing

music, remembering melodies, understanding the structure and rhythm of music
musician, disc jockey, singer, composer
Interpersonal Intelligence
ability to relate and understand others. These learners try to see things from other
people's point of view in order to understand how they think and feel. They often have
an uncanny ability to sense feelings, intentions and motivations. They are great
organizers, although they sometimes resort to manipulation. Generally they try to
maintain peace in group settings and encourage co-operation.They use both verbal
(e.g. speaking) and non-verbal language (e.g. eye contact, body language) to open
communication channels with others.
seeing things from other perspectives (dual-perspective), listening, using empathy,

understanding other people's moods and feelings, counseling, co-operating with groups,
noticing people's moods, motivations and intentions, communicating both verbally and
non-verbally, building trust, peaceful conflict resolution, establishing positive relations
with other people.
Possible Career Paths:
Counselor, salesperson, politician, business person
Intrapersonal Intelligence
ability to self-reflect and be aware of one's inner state of being. These learners try to
understand their inner feelings, dreams, relationships with others, and strengths and
weaknesses.
Their Skills include:
Recognizing their own strengths and weaknesses, reflecting and analyzing themselves,
awareness of their inner feelings, desires and dreams, evaluating their thinking patterns,
reasoning with themselves, understanding their role in relationship to others

What Are Learning Styles?: Learn Through Seeing

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

What Are Learning Styles?: Learn Through Seeing

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

What Are Learning Styles?: Learn Through Seeing

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

What are learning styles?

Learning styles are simply different approaches or ways of learning.

What are the types of learning styles?

learn through seeing... .

learn through listening...

learn through , moving, doing and touching...

Tactile/Kinesthetic persons learn best through a hands-on approach, actively exploring

What are the types of Multiple Intelligence?

Their skills include:

Possible career interests:

navigators, sculptors, visual artists, inventors, architects, interior designers, mechanics,

Their skills include:

listening, speaking, writing, story telling, explaining, teaching, using humor,

Possible career interests:

Poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, translator

Their skills include:

problem solving, classifying and categorizing information, working with abstract

Possible career paths:

Scientists, engineers, computer programmers, researchers, accountants,

Their skills include:

dancing, physical co-ordination, sports, hands on experimentation, using body

Possible career paths:

Athletes, physical education teachers, dancers, actors, firefighters, artisans

Their skills include:

singing, whistling, playing musical instruments, recognizing tonal patterns, composing

musician, disc jockey, singer, composer

Their skills include:

seeing things from other perspectives (dual-perspective), listening, using empathy,

Possible Career Paths:

Counselor, salesperson, politician, business person

Their Skills include:

You might also like