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To help you gain insight into your child's learning
style, this quick inventory can help you assess your own learning strengths
and weaknesses.
Check the statements that apply in each category:
Linguistic Intelligence
____ Books are very important to me.
____ I enjoy word games like Scrabble®, Anagrams®,
or Password®.
____ I enjoy writing.
____ I appreciate tongue twisters, nonsense
rhymes, and puns.
____ I like to tell stories and jokes.
____ I'm a good speller.
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence
____ I can quickly compute numbers in my head.
____ Math and/or science were enjoyable subjects
in school.
____ I enjoy playing strategy games and solving
logic puzzles and brain-teasers.
____ I think on a more abstract or conceptual
level than some people.
____ My mind searches for patterns, regularities,
and logical sequences.
____ I believe that almost everything has a
logical explanation.
Spatial Intelligence
____ I can see clear visual pictures when I
imagine things.
____ I enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles, mazes, and
other visual puzzles.
____ I can generally find my way around unfamiliar
territory.
____ I like to draw or doodle.
____ In school, geometry was easier for me than
algebra.
____ I prefer reading text that is illustrated
with maps, charts, and diagrams.
Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence
____ I engage in at least one physical activity
or sport on a regular basis.
____ I frequently use hand gestures or other
forms of body language when conversing with someone.
____ I like to touch things in order to learn
about them.
____ My best ideas come to me when I'm out for
a long walk or engaging in some other physical activity.
____ I like working with my hands (sewing, needlepoint,
carving, carpentry, model building).
____ I prefer actually practicing a new skill
rather than reading about it or seeing a video describing the activity.
Musical Intelligence
____ I can tell when a musical note is off key.
____ I have a pleasant singing voice.
____ I often make tapping sounds or hum little
melodies.
____ I play a musical instrument.
____ I remember melodies of songs.
____ I respond favorably to music.
Interpersonal Intelligence
____ I have at least three close friends.
____ When I have a problem, I'm more likely
to seek out another person to talk to about it than to work it out
on my own.
____ I enjoy socializing.
____ I'm the sort of person people come to for
advice.
____ I enjoy the challenge of teaching another
person (or groups of people) what I know how
to do.
____ I have natural leadership qualities.
Intrapersonal Intelligence
____ I regularly spend time alone meditating,
reflecting, or thinking about important life questions.
____ I have a special hobby or interest that
I keep pretty much to myself.
____ I have a realistic view of my strengths
and weaknesses.
____ I'm aware of my feelings.
____ I'm fairly self-directed.
____ I'm confident and comfortable being different
from others in a group.
Adapted from: 7 Kinds of Smart: Discovering and
Using Your Natural Intelligence, Thomas Armstrong, Plume/Penguin,
New York, 1993. |
