Check those statements that apply in each intelligence category. Use these intelligence categories to help you understand the types of intelligence you possess and your strengths and weaknesses.

KINESTHETIC LEARNING STYLE
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Body/Kinesthetic Intelligence

__I engage in at least one sport or physical activity on a regular basis.
__I find it difficult to sit still for long periods of time.
__I like working with my hands at concrete activities such as sewing, weaving, carving, carpentry, or model building.
__My best ideas often come to me when I'm out for a long walk or a jog, or when I'm engaged in some other kind of physical activity.
__I often like to spend my free time outdoors.
__I frequently use hand gestures or other forms of body language when conversing with someone.
__I need to touch things in order to learn more about them.
__I enjoy daredevil amusement rides or similar thrilling physical experiences.
__I would describe myself as well coordinated.
__I need to practice a new skill rather than simply reading about it or seeing a video that describes it.
 
 

CHARACTERISTICS OF KINESTHETIC LEARNERS(Touching)
This person prefers to learn through their body or feelings. If they can touch it and feel whatever they are learning about, the KINESTHETIC learner will process and remember the information quite well. As students in a classroom, these children are usually quite restless, have more difficulty paying attention, and can't seem to get " focused " (a visual term). These learners like to speak about learning in terms of their feelings and say things like "I feel" or "I'd like to get a better handle o this information."

KINESTHETIC learners do not have the internal pictures of neatness and organization that visual learners make so easily in their minds.  This is one of the reasons that kinesthetic learners have a more difficult time demonstrating what they know in a traditional classroom.  Children who prefer the KINESTHETIC learning style are not usually making pictures in their minds. If they do not make pictures, it follows that there are no pictures to either keep neat, or to "mess up" Therefore, it is normal for them not to be organized. A sense of time is also quite difficult for the child who prefers to learn kinesthetically. Often, there is little projection of consequences of actions, simply because this child does not"see" out into the future. They only understand the present moment.

The KINESTHETIC child will excel in a classroom where book reports can be "acted out" and can choose assignments which allow them to build projects. Careers of choice include the wonderful world of athletics, building, construction, dancing, etc., any work which can involve the body and movement.
 

AUDITORY LEARNING STYLE

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Musical/Rhythmic Intelligence
__ have a pleasant singing voice.
__I can tell when a musical note is off-key.
__I frequently listen to music on the radio, cassette tapes or compact discs.
__I play a musical instrument.
__My life would be poorer if there were no music in it.
__I sometimes catch myself walking around with a jingle or other tune running through my mind.
__I can easily keep time to a piece of music with a simple percussion instrument.
__I know the tunes to many different songs or music pieces.
__If I hear a musical selection once or twice, I am usually able to sing it back fairly accurately.
__I often make tapping sounds or sing little melodies while w

AUDITORY (Hearing)

The third type of learner is known as the AUDITORY person. He or she learns best by hearing or listening. These people do no necessarily make pictures in their minds, as do the visual learners, but rather filter incoming information through their listening arepeating skills. The AUDITORY learner tells wonderful stories and solves problems by "talking" about them.  The excellent hearing and listening skills of this type of learner are what make great musicians, disc jockeys, psychologists, etc. Speech patterns will represent exactly how the AUDITORY person thinks, i.e., "I hear ya, that clicks, that sounds right, that rings a bell" etc. In school, the AUDITORY learner learns by listening and can easily repeat statements back to the teacher. The AUDITORY child likes classdiscussions but can become easily distracted. Of the three styles, the AUDITORY is the most talkative and has more difficulty writing.
Children taking written tests are expected to retrieve the information in the VISUAL learning style. The very fact that the information is written down produces a visual image. Nearly all subjects demand that the child make internal pictures of the information, store them and then recall the information in pictures to write onto a piece of paper. You must teach your child or student how to become a VISUAL learner if they are to succeed in school because nearly all school testing is conducted in the visual or written mode. If your child does not naturally learn in the visual style, you can give the most help by letting them in on some of the visual learners techniques. .

Children taking written tests are expected to retrieve the information in the VISUAL learning style. The very fact that the information is written down produces a visual image. Nearly all subjects demand that the child make internal pictures of the information, store them and then recall the information in pictures to write onto a piece of paper.  You must teach your child or student how to become a VISUAL learner if they are to succeed in school because nearly all school testing is conducted in the visual or written mode. If your child does not naturally learn in the visual style, you can give the most help by letting them in on some of the visual learners techniques.
 
 

Verbal Learning Style

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  Verbal Intelligence
__Books are very important to me.
__I can hear words in my head before I read, speak, or write them down.
__I get more out of listening to the radio or a spoken-word cassette than I do from television or films.
__I enjoy word games like Scrabble, Boggle, Anagrams, or Password.
__I enjoy entertaining myself or others with tongue twisters, nonsense rhymes, or puns.
__Other people sometimes have to stop and ask me to explain the meaning of the words I use in my writing and speaking.
__English, social studies, and history were easier for me in school than math and science.
__When I drive down a freeway, I pay more attention to the words written on signs than to the scenery.
__My conversation includes frequent references to things that I've read or heard.
__I've written something recently that I was particularly proud of or that earned me recognition from others.
 
 

Visual Learning Style
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Visual/Spatial Intelligence
__I often see clear visual images when I close my eyes.
__I'm sensitive to color.
__I frequently use a camera or camcorder to record what I see around me.
__I enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles, mazes, and other visual puzzles.
__I have vivid dreams at night.
__I can generally find my way around unfamiliar territory.
__I like to draw or doodle.
__Geometry was easier for me than algebra in school.
__I can comfortably imagine how something might appear if it were looked down upon from directly above in a bird's-eye view.
__I prefer looking at reading material that is heavily illustrated.
 

VISUAL (Seeing)
When the VISUAL style is preferred, the person is actually thinking in images or pictures. It is as if they have a movie camera in their mind they take in what they hear or read and translate it into images in their brain. We call these people VISUAL learners. When the VISUAL learner wants to recall what he or she has learned, they simply glance upward and look at the image that they have stored on their "picture screen". This process is much like going to the movies and then recalling what one has seen, in order to tell a friend. The memory process is taking place by reviewing the pictures from the movie and then easily talking about the story line to someone else. Visual learners speak in terms of "I see, I get the picture."

In a classroom, the VISUAL learner performs very well because all testing is conducted in a written "visual" format. This requires that VISUAL images be made when recalling information. Good readers read the black and white text and then convert the information into pictures. This makes the memory process easier. The VISUAL child will easily conform to most classroom standards, such as sitting quietly, writing neatly and organizing materials well.

When choosing careers, the VISUAL person selects those which fit the learning style: architect, designer, decorator, engineer, surgeon, and those which require a "vision" of the future, such as CEOs and other executive positions.
 
 
 
 

ADDITIONAL LEARNING STYLE CHARACTERISTICS

Interpersonal Intelligence
__I'm the sort of person that people come to for advice and counsel at work or in my neighborhood.
__I prefer group sports like badminton, volleyball, or softball to solo sports such as swimming and jogging.
__When I have a problem, I'm more likely to seek out another person for help than attempt to work it out on my own.
__I have at least three close friends.
__I favor social pastimes such as Monopoly or bridge over individual recreations such as video games and solitaire.
__I enjoy the challenge of teaching another person, or groups of people, what I know how to do.
__I consider myself a leader (or others have called me that).
__I feel comfortable in the midst of a crowd.
__I like to get involved in social activities connected with my work, church, or community.
__I would rather spend my evenings at a lively party than stay at home alone.

Intra-personal Intelligence
__I regularly spend time alone meditating, reflecting, or thinking about important life questions.
__I have attended counseling sessions or personal growth seminars to learn more about myself.
__I am able to respond to setbacks with resilience.
__I have a special hobby or interest that I keep pretty much to myself.
__I have some important goals for my life that I think about on a regular basis.
__I have a realistic view of my strengths and weaknesses (borne out by feedback from other sources).
__I would prefer to spend a weekend alone in a cabin in the woods rather than at a fancy resort with lots of people around.
__I consider myself to be strong willed or independent minded.
__I keep a personal diary or journal to record the events of my inner life.
__I am self-employed or have at least thought seriously about starting my own business.

Logical/Mathematical Intelligence
__I can easily compute numbers in my head.
__Math and/or science were among my favorite subjects in school.
__I enjoy playing games or solving brainteasers that require logical thinking.
__I like to set up little "what if" experiments (i.e. "What if I double the amount of water I give my rosebush each week?")
__My mind searches for patterns, regularities, or logical sequences in things.
__I'm interested in new developments in science.
__I believe that almost everything has a rational explanation.
__I sometimes think in clear abstract, wordless, imageless concepts.
__I like finding logical flaws in thing that people say and do at home and work.
__I feel more comfortable when something has been measured, categorized, analyzed, or quantified in some way.