Personal Assignment On Learning Styles By Dr. Howard Gardner

Contemplating how to write my assignment on learning styles I thought was going to be an easy task. I mean, I know how I learn. What could these assessments actually shed light on that I don’t already know of myself. I’ve been learning my entire life. I’ve taken personality assessments and know I’m a visual learner. So, I figured what else is there to possibly attain from a couple learning assessments. My first assessment was Learning Styles. This evaluation takes the student, which would be me, through various questions inquiring about your preferences. Once twenty answers are given your scores appear. The assessment is complete and it is time to check the outcome. I wasn’t surprised. I completely agree with the end result. My scores

You understand and remember things by sight. You can picture what you are learning in your head and you learn best by using methods that are primarily visual. You like to see what you are learning. (EducationPlanner.org)

This evaluation proved me right and has affirmed that I am a visual learner above all. No surprise there, however, my next assessment took a different direction and I wondered how I could overlook my other abilities. My second assessment was Multiple Intelligences. This is a theory by Dr. Howard Gardner. In 1983, Dr. Gardner came up with a notion that, “human intelligence is very limited” (80). “According to Gardner, all human beings have at least eight different types of

I didn’t expect to gather any new information or attain anything I didn’t already know of myself. Yet, I feel encouraged that I have obtained additional instruction and ideas from the assessments. My take away is to apply my lesser strengths as well as the obvious ones to become better rounded in learning. For example, using the tactile skill to be more hands on is one approach and using mathematical/logic intelligence (my score 3.57) to improve my logical and problem-solving skills. I believe these are great starters to achieving superior results. In the end, I learned challenging oneself to assessments throughout college, life, and exercising self-reflection is a beneficial tool. Uplifting your effectiveness and shining a light on short comings as to improve yourself should be everyone’s