Intra-personal Intelligence - Learning Style

This intelligence/style is related to inner states of being, self-reflection, metacognition (i.e. thinking about thinking), and awareness of spiritual realities. It is the ability to understand one's own behavior and feelings. Intra-personal learners are self-aware, independent, and spend time alone. They also evaluate their own thinking, understand themselves in relationship to others, and think and reason on higher levels.

Study technique tips:

•  Relate or translate the information to something personal.

•  Reflect on the personal meaning of the information.

•  Visualize the information.

•  Keep a journal.

•  Study in quite settings.

•  Imagine experiments.

•  Identify goals for each section/chapter.

•  Relate the material to the "big picture" of the course.

Adapted from:

Dr. Joyce Bishop, Seven Pathways of Learning 1994.

David Kolb's learning style and associated terminology are based on the works of John Dewey, Kurt Lewin, Jean Piaget, and JP Guilford. For more information see the following materials:

Kolb, David A. 1984. Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Smith, Donna M., and David A. Kolb. 1986. The Users Guide for the Learning-Style Inventory: A Manual for Teachers and Trainers. McBer and Company. Boston, MA.

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