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Multiple Intelligences

This learning style divides the different ways people learn into 'intelligences' and suggests that people are prone to one or two ways of learning:

  • Logical-Mathematical - ability to detect patterns, reason deductively and think logically.
  • Linguistic - ability to effectively manipulate language to express oneself rhetorically or poetically.
  • Visual Spatial - ability to manipulate and create mental images in order to solve problems.
  • Musical - ability to recognize and compose musical pitches, tones, and rhythms.
  • Bodily-Kinaesthetic - ability to use the body in differentiated ways to aid memory.
  • Interpersonal - ability to understand the feelings and intentions of others.
  • Intrapersonal - the ability to understand one's own feelings and motivations.
  • Naturalist - responding to the natural environment .

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