9.2.2 STUDENT LEARNING CHARACTERISTICS

Characteristics of student learning the teacher needs to take into account:

1. Verbal/ Linguistic Intelligence:

• Asks lots of questions
• Enjoys talking
• Has a good vocabulary
• Can pick up new language easily
• Enjoys playing with words (e.g., word games,puns, rhymes)
• Enjoys reading
• Likes to write
• Understanding the functions of language
• Can talk about language skills
• Is good at memorizing names, places, dates, and trivia

2. Logical/ Mathematical Intelligence:

• Enjoys solving puzzles
• Plays with numbers (counting)
• Wants to know how things work
• Is oriented toward rule-based activities
• Is interested in "if... then" logic
• Likes to collect and classify things
• Is analytical in approach to problems
• Does well at math, reasoning, logic, and problem solving

3. Visual/ Spatial Intelligence:

• Likes to draw
• Likes to take things apart
• Likes to build things
• Enjoys puzzles
• Likes to doodle
• Has a keen eye for detail
• Has a good sense of parts to the whole
• Is mechanically adept
• Remembers places by descriptions or images
• Can interpret maps
• Enjoys orienteering
• Is good at imagining things, sensing changes, mazes/puzzles, reading maps and charts

4. Bodily / Kinesthetic Intelligence:

• Has a good sense of balance
• Has a good sense of rhythm Is graceful in movement
• "Reads" body language Has good hand-to-eyecoordination
• Can solve problems through doing
• Can communicate ideas through gesture
• Has early case in manipulating objects (e.g., ball,needle)
• Is good at physical activities (e.g, sports, dance, acting) and crafts.

5. Musical / Rhythmic Intelligence:

• Is sensitive to sound patterns
• Hums tunes
• Taps or sways in rhythm
• Discriminates among sounds
• Has a good sense of pitch
• Moves rhythmically
• Captures the essence of a beat and adjustsmovement patterns according to changes
• Remembers tunes and sound patterns
• Seeks and enjoys musical experiences
• Plays with sounds
• Is good at picking up sounds, remembering melodies, noticing pitch/rhythms, and keeping time

6. Interpersonal Intelligence:

• Demonstrates empathy toward others
• Is admired by peers
• Relates well to peers and adults alike
• Displays skills of leadership
• Works cooperatively with others
• Is sensitive to the feelings of others
• Acts as a mediator or counselor to others
• Is good at understanding people
• Is good at organizing communicating, and sometimes manipulating people

7. Intrapersonal Intelligence:

• Can express strong like or dislike of particular activities
• Can communicate feelings
• Is aware of strengths and weaknesses
• Is confident of own abilities
• Sets appropriate goals
• Works toward ambition
• Is good at understanding self and focusing inward on feelings and dreams
• Is good at following own instincts
• Is good at pursuing own interests and goals
• Likes being original
• Naturalistic Intelligence:
• Immediate Environment: effect of sound, light, temperature, and furniture/setting design
• Emotionality: student's own motivation, persistence, and responsibility
• Sociological Preferences: effect of learning alone or indifferent-sized groups
• Physiological Characteristics: effect of when and how students learn-time of day, food and drink, energy levels, and mobility while learning
• Processing Inclinations: global, analytical, right/left, impulsive/reflective