Some teachers may
provide lessons in a format that suits your intelligence and therefore
your preferred way of learning better than others do. If you feedback
to Staff what you found really helpful that will encourage them to incorporate
more of that type of activity into their lessons plans! (Teachers respond
best to postive feedback and praise just as much as pupils do!).
Don't
'write off' a teacher because s/he does not deliver material in a way
you find most helpful - instead encourage him/her to do more of that
type of lesson in future! In general a teacher delivers the majority
of his/her material in the way that his/her intelligences prefer - but
all teachers are aware of the need to vary presentation to suit the
audience!
In general the following
activities appeal to those preferring the following intelligences (do
let me know if you can think of some more!):
Verbal/Linguistic
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- Note-taking
- Listening
to lectures
- Reading
books
- Storytelling
- Text analysis
- Looking
at word meanings and origins
- Debates
- Playing
word games
- Mnemonics
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Musical
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- Singing
- Playing
recorded music
- Playing
live music, (piano, guitar)
- Clap the
Stress
- Jazz Chants/Rap
poems
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Mathematical
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- Understanding/interpreting
science demonstrations and experiments
- Logic puzzles
and games
- Seeing
words inside words
- Keeping
track of simple word patterns
- Story problems
with numbers
- Logical/sequential
presentation of subject matter
- Mathematical
calculations
- Graph analysis
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Visual/Spatial
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- Using charts
and grids to summarise ideas - including mind mapping
- Colour
coding information
- Videos,
slides, movies
- Using art
- poster sessions, highlighting notes
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Bodily/Kinesthetic
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- Hands-on
activities - practical experiments, card sorts
- Field trips
- Role-plays
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Interpersonal
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- Pair-work
or group work of any type
- Snowballing
- pairs, then join with another pair etc. to share ideas
- Card sorts
- Board games
- Group
brainstorming
- Group
problem solving
- Project
work
- Peer presentations
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Intrapersonal
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- Individual
science practical work
- Activities
with a self-evaluation component
- Interest
centres - visits to museums with individual interactive exhibits
- Computer-aided
self learning/assessment
- Textbook
use
- Options
for homework final form
- Personal
journal keeping
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