Learning styles presented by Colleen Jack

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Learning Styles, based on the work of Howard Garner

Colleen Jack +27826007845 [email protected] The Pattern

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KNOWING LEARNING STYLES PROVIDES• Understanding to why people behave the way

they do • Addresses the foundational aspect of

leadership • self-knowledge• self-discipline• emotional stability• assertiveness • confidence• ability with others • understanding others reaction to the environment Colleen Jack +27826007845

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OUTCOMES ARE• Building & maintain relationships• Self-belief & Self-empowered to be assertive &

confident • Know your sensory thresholds • Unlike your IQ a learning style can be

developed • Develop deep listening skills • Become more open-minded though

understanding• Responsible & accountable in facing

challenges • Authentic – true to their learning style • Know & are comfortable with themselves• Have vision – use imagination to manage

people


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Verbal, Visual, Auditory, Bodily-kinaesthetic, Logical, Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Naturalistic

THE INTELLEGENCE TYPES


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OVERVIEW OF INTELLIGENCE TYPES & SENSORY SYSTEMS

8 INTELLEGENCE TYPES

• Linguistic/Verbal• Visual/Spatial • Musical/Auditory• Bodily-kinaesthetic

• Logical/Mathematical• Intrapersonal/Solitary• Interpersonal/Social• Naturalistic

SENSORY SYSTEMS• Smell/Taste • Visual/Touch • Auditory• Movement

• Vestibular• Proprioception

• Multi-sensory• = the daily tasks on your

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INDIVIDUALS WITH LINGUISTIC/VERBAL INTELLIGENCE

• Have a highly developed capacity to use words effectively • The ability to persuade, remember information, & explain • They tend to have excellent writing skills • Are good at expressing themselves, while playing with

words• May have a knack for learning languages • Probably read a lot & learnt to read fairly easily • As a child they probably picked up vocabulary quickly • This IQ type understand things when they are put into

words• Authors, poets, journalists, speakers & newsreaders show

high degrees of linguistic intelligence


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VISUAL/SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE refers to• Highly developed capacity to see the visual world

accurately • Transform, manipulate & re-create mental images• People with this intelligence think in 2 & 3

dimensions• “Think in pictures” showing an idea rather than

explaining it • This ability is relevant in daily activities like

reading maps• Practical tasks like re-arranging furniture • They can probably find their way in a strange city • They tend to find mazes easy & finish a jigsaw

puzzle quickly• It is also likely that they can draw well at an early

age• Spatial intelligence is valuable in occupations like

mechanics, engineering, technical & design fields


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MUSICAL/AUDITORY Intelligence covers• The ability to recognise, pitches, tones & rhythms • This type of intelligence is recognised in

environments where noises are important• or instruments are readily available • or with activities that require rhythm, such as

singing or dancing• This IQ type may hum or sing to themselves as

children • Could pick up a tune the first time they hear it • They have a knack for distinguishing a sounds &

could match it• Playing an instrument is probably easy for these

people• They are particularly sensitive to sounds from the

environment• People with high musical intelligence include

composers, conductors, musicians, music critics & instrument makers


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BODILY-KINAESTHETIC learners are• Physical Individuals with these skills have

exceptional coordination & motor skills • Tend to learn best via “hands on” activities • This intelligence is awakened through physical

movement • Best expressed in areas of sport, physical

exercise, or craft• This type of intelligence express themselves

though their body • They tend to handle objects with ease and are

agile • As children this IQ type may have been chastised

for being fidgety or unable to sit still for long • Athletes, dancers, actors, builders and crafters

are examples of people with high bodily-kinaesthetic intelligence


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LOGICAL/MATHEMATICAL intelligences tend to • Be good with numbers & have excellent reasoning skills • Easily recognise & solve problems, using logical patterns to

categorise, infer, make generalisations & test hypotheses• Be associated with scientific & mathematical thinking • People with this IQ type enjoy playing with abstract ideas • Find it easy to work out numerical problems in their head • Have a talent for thinking sequentially & in rational patterns• Learn best by approaching problems as puzzles to be solved • Scientists, mathematicians, engineers & programmers show

high levels of this intelligence


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INTRAPERSONAL/SOLITARY intelligence is• The capacity to detect & discern their feelings of self-

knowledge, self-discipline, independence & self-understanding • The ability to use that knowledge for personal understanding• This intelligence constructs an accurate perception of

themselves • They use the knowledge in planning & directing their lives • This private intelligence doesn't need interaction with others to

realise goals & aspirations • This IQ type prefer to pursue their own interests & ideas • They may even be accused of living in a world of their own • They have a strong sense of their own worth • Exhibit certain intuitive skills • This deep sense of self-reliance do especially well on their own • Are self-starters, best when left to their own devices• This intelligence excel in theology, psychology & philosophy


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INTERPERSONAL/SOCIAL intelligence is• The capacity to understand & interact effectively

with others• The ability to discern the moods, & desires of

other people• This is the “people person” intelligence • Operates primarily through person to person

relationships• Communicate effectively, working with teams

towards a goal• This IQ type are popular, have many friends &

network well • As children, they organise & influence their peers

with skill • Their talent makes them good mediators &

earpieces for many• They learn best when in team activities & co-

operative ventures• Are successful teachers, social workers, actors &

politicians


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NATURALISTIC intelligence refers • To a deep & extensive understanding of the natural world• Keen observational skills & classification abilities • They can categorise various types of plants & animals • They enjoyed the outdoors as children, collecting

anything • “Nature smarts” people are perceptive to their

environment • People who find both interest & inspiration in nature• Often have a deep connection to all living things • Evident in biologists, zoologists, geologists, astronomers,

environmentalists, meteorologists & botanists


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Coaching & facilitating Business Leadership, Learning Styles forms part of The Collective, a modular series for Leadership Development [email protected]

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Learning styles presented by Colleen Jack