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Dr. Howard Gardener, a professor of psychology and neuroscience, developed the [|Theory of Multiple Intelligences]in 1983. Gardener identified eight distinct intelligences, which provide framework for viewing the wide range of strengths individuals have. Understanding these intelligences can be particularly useful in guiding students towards career choices which tap into their strengths.


 * Learning Styles ** can be defined as an individual's preferred methods for concentrating on, retaining and applying new information or skills. There are three primary //learning styles. //


 * Visual
 * Auditory
 * Tactile/Kinesthetic

We all have our own preferences for the way we learn new information best. **Identifying and understanding your learning style is a key step towards taking control of your learning, ** whether it be in an educational or professional setting.



For example, visual learners often take notes best using a mind-mapping format as opposed to a more linear Cornell method.

Here are a few resources to help you learn more about your learning preferences:

[|What's Your Learning Style?] This in an online test, comprised of 20 questions.

[|Learning Styles Self Assessment]

[|Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic learning styles] this is a video from Schooltube