What are my Learning Strengths - LDS-OHEA



What are my Learning Strengths?

Research shows that all human beings have at least eight different types of intelligence. Depending upon your background and age, some intelligences are more developed than others. This activity will help you find out what your strengths are. Knowing this, you can work to strengthen the other intelligences you do not use as often.

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|Verbal/Linquistic Intelligence |Logical/Mathematical Intelligence |Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence |Interpersonal Intelligence |

|___ |___ |___ |___ |

|I enjoy telling stories and jokes |I really enjoy my math class |My favorite class is gym since I like sports |I get along well with others |

| | | | |

|___ |___ |___ |___ |

|I have a good memory for trivia |I like logical math puzzles or brain teasers |I enjoy activities such as woodworking, sewing and |I like to belong to clubs and organizations |

| | |building models | |

|___ |___ | |___ |

|I enjoy word games (e.g. Scrabble & puzzles) |I find solving math problems to be fun |___ |I have several very close friends |

| | |When looking at things, I like touching them | |

|___ |___ | |___ |

|I read books just for fun |If I have to memorize something I tend to place |___ |I like helping teach other students |

| |events in a logical order |I have trouble sitting still for any length of time | |

|___ | | |___ |

|I am a good speller (most of the time) |___ |___ |I like working with others in groups |

| |I like to find out how things work |I use a lot of body movements when talking | |

|___ | | |___ |

|In an argument I tend to use put-downs or sarcasm |___ |___ |Friends ask my advice because I seem to be a natural |

| |I enjoy computer and any math games |If I have to memorize something I write it out a |leader |

|___ | |number of times until I know it | |

|I like talking and writing about my ideas |___ | |___ |

| |I love playing chess, checkers or Monopoly |___ |If I have to memorize something I ask someone to quiz |

|___ | |I tend to tap my fingers or play with my pencil during|me to see if I know it |

|If I have to memorize something I create a rhyme |___ |class | |

|or saying to help me remember |In an argument, I try to find a fair and logical | |___ |

| |solution |___ |In an argument I tend ask a friend or some person in |

|___ | |In a argument I tend to strike out and hit or run away|authority for help |

|If something breaks and won't work, I read the |___ | | |

|instruction book first |If something breaks and won't work, I look at the |___ |___ |

| |pieces and try to figure out how it works |If something breaks and won't work I tend to play with|If something breaks and won't work I try to find |

|___ | |the pieces to try to fit them together |someone who can help me |

|For a group presentation I prefer to do the |___ | | |

|writing and library research |For a group presentation I prefer to create the |___ |___ |

| |charts and graphs |For a group presentation I prefer to move the props |For a group presentation I like to help organize the |

| | |around, hold things up or build a model |group's efforts |

| | | | |

|Musical/Rhythmic Intelligence |Visual/Spatial Intelligence |Naturalist Intelligence |Intrapersonal Intelligence |

|___ |___ |___ |___ |

|I enjoy listening to CD's and the radio |I prefer a map to written directions |I am keenly aware of my surroundings and of what goes |I like to work alone without anyone bothering me |

| | |on around me | |

|___ |___ | |___ |

|I tend to hum to myself when working |I daydream a lot |___ |I like to keep a diary |

| | |I love to go walking in the woods and looking at the | |

|___ |___ |trees and flowers |___ |

|I like to sing |I enjoy hobbies such as photography | |I like myself (most of the time) |

| | |___ | |

|___ |___ |I enjoy gardening |___ |

|I play a musical instrument quite well |I like to draw and create | |I don't like crowds |

| | |___ | |

|___ |___ |I like to collect things (e.g., rocks, sports cards, |___ |

|I like to have music playing when doing homework |If I have to memorize something I draw a diagram |stamps, etc) |I know what I am good at and what I am weak at |

|or studying |to help me remember | | |

| | |___ |___ |

|___ |___ |As an adult, I think I would like to get away from the|I find that I am strong-willed, independent and don't |

|If I have to memorize something I try to create a |I like to doodle on paper whenever I can |city and enjoy nature |follow the crowd |

|rhyme about the event | | | |

| |___ |___ |___ |

|___ |In a magazine, I prefer looking at the pictures |If I have to memorize something, I tend to organize it|If I have to memorize something I tend to close my eyes|

|I an argument I tend to shout or punch or move in |rather than reading the text |into categories |and feel the situation |

|some sort of rhythm | | | |

| |___ |___ |___ |

|___ |In an argument I try to keep my distance, keep |I enjoy learning the names of living things in our |In an argument I will usually walk away until I calm |

|I can remember the melodies of many songs |silent or visualize some solution |environment, such as flowers and trees |down |

| | | | |

|___ |___ |___ |___ |

|If something breaks and won't work I tend to tap |If something breaks and won't work I tend to study|In an argument I tend to compare my opponent to |If something breaks and won't work, I wonder if it's |

|my fingers to a beat while I figure it out |the diagram of how it works |someone or something I have read or heard about and |worth fixing up |

| | |react accordingly | |

|___ |___ | |___ |

|For a group presentation I prefer to put new words|For a group presentation I prefer to draw all the |___ |For a group presentation I like to contribute something|

|to a popular tune or use music |pictures |If something breaks down, I look around me to try and |that is uniquely mine, often based on how I feel |

| | |see what I can find to fix the problem | |

| | | | |

| | |___ | |

| | |For a group presentation I prefer to organize and | |

| | |classify the information into categories so it makes | |

| | |sense | |

| | | | |

|TOTAL SCORE |

|____ Verbal/Linquistic |____ Logical/Mathematical |____ Bodily/Kinesthetic |____ Interpersonal |

|____ Musical/Rhythmic |____ Visual/Spatial |____ Naturalist |____ Intrapersonal |

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