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Know Thy Learner

Kathryn Baker

OTL545 Technology and Innovation

Colorado State University Global Campus

Michael Miller-First

08/25/17
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In giving my advanced science students the Edutopia Multiple Intelligence Learning Styles Quiz, the results were very clear that

all learning styles were present within each of my classes. Data Table 1 shows the percentages of students who scored highest in the

respective intelligence categories as well as the gender differences within that category. The category of intelligence that scored the

highest (15%) with my students was the logical/mathematical category, with the lowest being the musical category (11%). All of the

other types of learning intelligences are in between. However, the data does not show any huge disparity between any of the learning

intelligences. All were very close in overall percentages. In nearly every category, there are slight gender differences. Additionally

in Data Table 2, the data shows that an overwhelming majority of students had more than one predominant learning intelligence.

What this means is that majority of students learn information in more than one-way. In fact, over 60% of students had significant

strengths in three or more intelligences. What this means for my classes is that as a teacher, I need to make sure that I am teaching

using multiple formats so that all students have the opportunity to learn utilizing their preferred method/s of intelligence. Data Table 3

is a summary table of the eight different intelligences, their relative strengths, effective instruction techniques and activities and some

of the technology tools available for that learning type.

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Learning Styles By Gender

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8 Girls
Boys
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Data Table 1

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Percentage of People Who Have

Multiple Learning Styles

1 Style
6%

4 or More
31%

2 Learning Styles
26%

3 Learning Styles
37%

Data Table 2

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Learning Description
Styles/Intelli
gences
Bodily/ Bodily-Kinesthetic learners
process information by using
Kinesthetic their bodies to make
connections to material. (I.e.
touch, feel, movement,
improvisation, facial
expression, hand-on activities)
Interpersonal Interpersonal learners are
typically very aware of
themselves, their feelings,
needs, abilities and limits.
They are very savvy with
Strengths Effective Instruction Technology Tools
and Activities
People with this Allowing students to act Bodily/
learning style out or create skits
generally have good Kinesthetic Technology Tools
Allowing students to build,
hand-eye coordination
create and manipulate
and body control.
They do well with Allowing students to Those I would use in Science:
hands on learning. participate in tactile
Animoto
Typically these experiences, physical
learners are good with games and hands on YouTube
sports, dancing, craft learning
making, using tools Vimeo
Allowing students to
and acting. move/fidget during Polleverywhere
activities where
concentration is needed. SmartBoard
These learners are Enjoys participating in Interpersonal Technology Tools
very successful in cooperative group learning
their abilities to and group work. In Science I would use:
interpret themselves Twiddla
and others. They tend
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making decision, setting goals, to have good Voicethread

managing their time and self- communication skills,
reflection. are able to interact Google Docs
with others and are Prezi
empathetic towards
others. Twitter

Skype

Facetime

Hangouts

Intrapersonal These learners are similar to Interpersonal learners Allowing them to work on Intrapersonal Technology Tools
interpersonal learners in that are in tune with their independent projects and
they are in tune with their own own feelings, activities. In Science I would use:
strengths and weaknesses. strengths and Voki
They are also good at setting weaknesses. They are
goals and successfully very self-aware and Prezi
completing their goals. Unlike enjoy being alone.
Clippings.me
interpersonal learners, They tend to be
intrapersonal learners prefer to introverted. Bubbl.us
work alone and in quiet
surroundings. Wix

Animoto

Podbean

Logical/ Logical/Mathematical learners Logical learners are These students enjoy Logical/
have the ability to understand particularly strong working with data
Mathematical and solve complex problems. with math, logic presented in charts and Mathematical Technology

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They also are able to recognize
and decipher patterns. These
learners frequently ask
questions in a quest to solve a
problem.
Musical Enjoys music and are
successful with one or more of
the following: singing, playing
an instrument, and writing
music.
Naturalistic Naturalistic learners enjoy
learning through natural
phenomena. They are
problem solving, graphs. They enjoy Tools
reasoning and creating sequences and
patterns. They are outlines. Activities that In Science I would use:
good at following require them to solve Polleverywhere
directions and enjoy problems, analyze data,
testing a hypothesis make predictions, test Google Forms
through hypothesis, categorize
Google Spreadsheet
experimentation. information are especially
enjoyable for the Survey Monkey
logic/mathematically
minded.
These students are Musical students learn best Musical Technology Tools
sensitive to sound and by creating melodies and
are particularly good rhythms. Chanting, In Science I would use:
at remembering clapping, poetry and Podbean
melodies and rhythms. learning through music are
They typically enjoy most enjoyable for these Soundcloud
listening to music students.
VoiceThread
while studying.
Tapping and humming Audacity
subconsciously occurs.
Garageband
Tumblr
Audiotool
Naturalistic learners These students shine when Naturalistic Technology Tools
are strong at they are asked to classify
understanding how the living things, make
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interested in their surroundings world works and observations about natural In Science I would use:
and want to know how the making distinctions. phenomenon and explore
world works. the world around them. Google Forms

Google Spreadsheet

YouTube

Vimeo

Photoshop

Voki

Flickr

Verbal Verbal linguistic learners are These learners excel Verbal linguistic students Linguistic Technology Tools
Linguistic very good writing, reading, with all forms of have the easiest time in the
memorization and telling expression, including conventional classroom. In Science I would use:
stories. reading, writing and They learn best through Podbean
comprehension. They lecture, presentations,
tend to have above reading, writing, VoiceThread
average listening discussions and debates.
Voki
skills, the ability to
decode language and GoogleDocs
exceptional spelling
skills. Reading and Prezi
writing are important
Wordpress
to these learners.
PowerPoint

Wordle

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Visual/Spatial Visual spatial students excel at
visualizing and manipulating
things in their minds. They
enjoy reading graphic data,
completing puzzles and
participating in arts and crafts.
Data Table 3
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Visual learners are Visual learners learn best Visual/Spatial Technology Tools
excellent at visualizing from looking at pictures,
the world around them slides, diagrams, posters In Science I would use:
including images and and graphics. They also Animoto
pictures. They excel at enjoy learning from
reading maps, charts watching movies, YouTube
and diagrams. They participating in arts and
Vimeo
enjoy arts and crafts as crafts and creating mind
well as puzzles. maps or puzzles. Photoshop
Wix
Prezi
Twiddla
Bubbl.us
Polleverywhere
Animaps
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References

Edutopia (2013). Leaning styles quiz results: digging deeper. Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-
assessment

LEARNING STYLE (AUDITORY, VISUAL & KINESTHETIC) & DYSLEXICS. Dyslexia Victoria Online,
www.dyslexiavictoriaonline.com/learning-style-auditory-visual-kinesthetic-dyslexics/. Accessed 22 Aug. 2017.

Multiple Intelligences and Learning Styles. Multiple Intelligences and Learning Styles - Emerging Perspectives on Learning,
Teaching and Technology, epltt.coe.uga.edu/index.php?title=Multiple_Intelligences_and_Learning_Styles. Accessed 22 Aug. 2017.

The Emery/Weiner School (2012). A wealth of options: catering to multiple intelligences with technology. Retrieved from
http://teachbytes.com/2012/11/02/catering-to-multiple-intelligences-with-technology/

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