LEARNING/THINKING STYLES

AND MULTIPLE
INTELLIGENCES
PRESENTED BY: JHESCA ESCLAMADO BSED-BS3A
 STUDENT
DIVERSITY

LEARNING/
THINKING STLYES MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

BRAIN HEMISPHERES
SENSORY PREFERENCES

Visual Learners Iconic Symbolic Left Brain

(Analytic)

Auditory Learners Talkers Listeners

Right Brain
(Global)
Tactile/Kinesthetic
Learners
LEARNING / THINKING STYLES

• Refer to the preferred way an individual processes information.

• They describe a person’s typical mode of thinking, remembering or problem solving.

• Furthermore, styles are usually considered to be bipolar dimensions.

There are Several perspectives about learning-thinking styles.

We shall focus on Sensory preferences and the global-analytic continuum.
• SENSORY PREFERENCES

-Individual tend to gravitate toward one or two types of sensory input and maintain
a dominance in one of the following types: Visual Learnes, Auditory Learners and Tactile / Kinesthetic

• VISUAL LEARNERS
-They may think in pictures and learn the best from visual aids including: Diagrams, illustrated test
books, videos, flipcharts and hand-outs. These learners must see their teacher’s actions and facial
expressions to fully Understand the content of a lesson.
Ri Charde further breaks down visual learners into:
VISUAL – ICONIC
- Those who prefer this form of input are more interested in visual imagery such as film,
graphic displays, or picture in order to solidify learning.

VISUAL – SYMBOLIC
- Those who prefer this form of input feel comfortable with abstract symbolism such as
mathematical formula or the written word.
AUDITORY LEARNERS
- They learn the best through verbal lectures, discussions, talking
things through and listening to what others have to say.
AUDITORY LEARNERS ALSO FALL INTO TWO CATEGORIES:
1. “Listeners” – This is the more common type. They are most likely do well in school.
They remember things said to them and make the information their own. Learners interpret the
underlying meanings of speech through listening to tone of voice, pitch, speed and other nuances.
2. “Talkers” – They are the ones who prefer to talk and discuss. They often find themselves
Talking to those around them.
TACTILE / KINESTHETIC LEARNERS
-Tactile / Kinesthetic persons benefit much from a hands on approach,
Actively exploring the physical word around them.
-They move toward active, sensorimotor learning.
-They tend to prefer “learning by doing” preferring the use of psychomotor skills.
 GLOBAL – ANALYTIC CONTINUUM

ANALYTIC (LEFT BRAIN)

-Analytic thinkers tend toward the linear, step-by-step processes of learning. They tend to see finite
elements of patterns rather than the whole; they are the “tree seers.” They are more comfortable in a
world of details and hierarchies of information.

GLOBAL (RIGHT BRAIN)

-Global thinkers lean towards non-linear thought and tend to see the whole pattern rather than particle
elements. They are the “forest seers” who give attention only to the overall structure and sometimes
ignore details.
ACCORDING TO ROGER SPERRYS MODEL:

• The left-brained dominant individual is portrayed as the linear (analytic), verbal,

mathematical thinker.

• The right-brained person is one who is viewed as global, non-linear and holistic in
thought preferences.A successive processor (left brain) prefers to learn in a step-by-step
sequential format, beginning with details leading to a conceptual understanding of a skill.
 MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

-The theory of multiple intelligences (MI) was first described by Howard Gardner in
Frames of Mind (1983)
-Gardner defines intelligence as an ability or set of abilities that allows a person to solve
Problem or fashion a product that is valued in one or more.
-He believes that different intelligences may be independent abilities, a person can be low in
one domain area but high in another. All of us possess the intelligences but in varying
degrees of strength.
 9 DISTINCT FORMS OF INTELLIGENCES
ACCORDING TO HOWARD GARDNER:

VISUAL / SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE (Picture Smart)

-Learning visually and organizing ideas spatially. Visual/Spatial Intelligence (Picture Smart) Seeing
concepts in action in order to understand them. The ability to “see” things in one’s mind in planning to
create a product or solve a problem.

VERBAL / LINGUISTIC (Word Smart)

-Learning through the spoken and written word. This intelligence is always valued in the traditional
classroom and in traditional assessments of intelligence and achievement.
Mathematical / logical (Number smart/ Logic smart
-Learning through reasoning and problem solving. Also highly valued in the traditional
classroom where students are asked to adapt to logically sequenced delivery of instruction.

Bodily/Kinesthetic (Body Smart)

-Learning through interaction with one’s environment. This intelligence is the domain of
“overly active” learners. It promotes understanding through concrete experience.
Musical (Music Smart)
-Learning through patterns, rhythms and music. This includes not only auditory learning but
also the identification of patterns through all the senses.

Intrapersonal (Self Smart)

-Learning through feelings, values and attitudes. This is a decidedly affective component of
learning through which students place value on what they learn and take ownership for their
learning.
Interpersonal (People Smart)
-Learning through interaction with others. Not the domain of children who are simply “talkative” or “overly social.” This
intelligence promotes collaboration and working cooperatively with others.
Naturalist (Nature Smart)
-Learning through classification, categories and hierarchies. The naturalist intelligence picks up on subtle differences
meaning. It is not simply the study of nature; it can be used in all areas of study.
Existential (Spirit Smart)
-Learning by seeing the “big picture”: “Why are we here?” “What is my role in the world?” “What is my place in my family,
school and community?” This intelligence seeks connections to real world understanding and application of new learning
REFERENCES:

• https://www.scribd.com/document/474059861/MODULE-5-Learning-Thinking-Styles-an
d-Multiple-Intelligences
• https://www.slideshare.net/CRISANNJUMAWID/learningthinking-styles-and-multiple-in
telligences
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