Learning+styles

**Learning Styles**
We will be learning about how **you learn best** and what **careers** you could pursue by **knowing your learning style**. You will be taking **several tests** to get your learning styles. There are many sites listed here and extra tests besides what you need to take for this unit. Use this learning styles checkoff list for your graded assignments.


 * Learning goal**: To learn what learning styles and multiple intelligences are and how it applies to my learning in class.
 * Scales**:[[file:Scale_learning styles.docx]]

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 * 1) **First learning styles test**: Load up Education Planner.
 * Take the **Learning Styles test**, 20 questions, and **print out** the results. Read your printout and circle the results that you think are things that relate to you.
 * Keep this in your folder after reading it.
 * 1) Load **Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligence** []
 * **Read about suggestions** for each learning style and how you can help yourself learn whether you have a learning disability or not.
 * Jot down notes about suggestions for **your learning style** on a yellow notecard
 * Put your name on your card and hand in your yellow card.
 * 1) Open the article about **Howard Gardner**, a psychologist, and read about how he categorized the **7 multiple intelligences (learning styles).**
 * List **__10 items__** on a yellow notecard about him....things that might fascinate you.
 * 1) ** Load ** the ** Memletics learning styles test[[file:Memletics-Learning-Styles-Inventory.xls]] **
 * This test gives you results of your **7 multiple intelligences or learning styles.**
 * Save the Excel test on your flashdrive.
 * Take the inventory test in Excel
 * On your graph, **print** out your results in graph form. Make sure you put your **name** on it using a **footer**. This is an Excel graph so go to **Insert/Header and Footer** and switch to Footer to type your name.
 * 1) **Load the [|Learning Styles Online]**
 * **Read and take notes about the 7 multiple intelligences (learning styles) using the** yellow **notecards**.
 * Take notes on either your social or **solitary learning style**.
 * Take notes on your **highest learning style**.
 * Here are websites about each of the learning styles....use them for your notecards
 * [|Visual]
 * [|Aural]
 * [|Physical/Verbal/Linguistic]

**Final Project: Essay**

 * You will write an essay about learning styles and you. This is an essay about what you learned about your 3 learning styles as well as all of the 7 multiple intelligences. You have also learned about Howard Gardner and the careers that are associated with each learning style. Explain and analyze what you learned about your learning styles.**
 * The **Learning Styles Essay**document has information about what should be included in your essay.[[file:Assignment on Learning Styles Essay.docx]]


 * Use your yellow notecards and the **Note Pages** about the **7 learning styles and the 3 main learning styles,** as well as the facts about **Howard Gardner.**

Here are more sites about the learning styles if you are interested. Who knows, you might be the next famous psychologist!!!
 * Load []
 * Take the **Multiple Intelligence Inventory** test to see what learning styles you are. Make sure you write down your number so yo can get back to your results.
 * Load [|http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm#Logical/Mathematical%20Intelligence]
 * Here is another learning styles test. You may take this test if you want more results to compare. Scroll down the page to read about the **3 major learning styles** and the **7 multiple intelligences** explained.