Milestone 1

I found that when I took the Edutopia multiple intelligence test my two highest scores
were body-kinesthetic and visual-spatial at 67% (Shearer, 2018). Body-kinesthetic learners tend
to have to associate what they are learning with an activity or movement. Personally, I relate to
this one the most, I find it very hard to learn without trying something hands on or just constantly
taking notes. As mentioned in the multiple intelligence video, trying and learning things hands
on can make it stick throughout the years (Gardner, 2010). One of the downsides of being a
body-kinesthetic learner is it can often be hard to sit still or focus on long lectures without having
some sort of hands on movement. The other intelligence I received from the quiz was visual
spatial. Visual spatial learners are able to understand the visual world and how it relates to
physical objects. When I am learning, I often like to keep my notes organized with specific
colors for certain topics as well as draw along with my notes to have a visual reminder of what I
learned. One struggle that visual-spatial learners have is listening to lectures without having a
visual of the information or writing it out (I found this very interesting as it is similar to one of
the struggles of body-kinesthetic learners.) Overall, I can learn through other styles, but it seems
that if I match it to my learning style I am able to remember information long-term instead of
short-term just through a test or quiz.

References:

Gardner, Howard (Edutopia). (2010, July 9). Howard Gardner on multiple intelligences

[Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-howard-

gardner-video.

Shearer, B. George Lucas Educational Foundation (2018). Edutopia: Multiple Intelligence

Self-Assessment [Online assessment]. Retrieved from: http://www.edutopia.org.