Multiple Pathways to Learning and the Personality Spectrum
The multiple pathways to learning come with the Intelligence Theory. The first is the Verbal – Linguistic or the word smart person. The strength of this type of learning is through reading, writing, telling stories, memorizing dates, and thinking in words. The best learning style happens through reading, hearing and seeing words speaking, writing, discussing, and debating.
The other is the Visual – Spatial or the picture-based learner that is done through reading, maps, charts, drawing, mazes, puzzles, imaging things, and visualization. It is done with a best learning by working with pictures and colors, visualizing, and drawing. The next is the Logical – Mathematical which is also the number thinker. The strength is through math, reasoning, logic, and problem solving. The best learning style is by doing the work with patterns and relationships, classification, categorizing, and working with the abstract.
The fourth is Bodily – Kinesthetic which is a body smart person. The learner’s strength is through athletics, dancing, acting, crafts, and using tools. It is best done by touching, moving, and processing knowledge through body sensations. The Musical – Rhythmic who is the music intelligent person is the fifth type; which is done by singing, picking up sounds, remembering melodies, rhythms. The mode is done with the use of rhythm, melody, singing, and listening to music and melodies.
The sixth is the people oriented person or Interpersonal that has the strength by understanding people, leading, organizing, communicating, resolving conflicts, and in selling modes. The best practice would be in sharing, comparing, relating, interviewing, and cooperating. The opposite of the Interpersonal type is the Intrapersonal or self-centered person who only understands more of himself by recognizing the strength and weaknesses, and setting the goals for it. He is best on working alone, doing self-paced objects, having space, and reflecting. The eight and the last is the Naturalist type or nature smart type. The ways of the personality is by categorizing, organizing a place, planning a trip, preservation and conservation. It is best practice with sharing, comparing, relating, cooperating and interviewing.
Personality Spectrum
Personality assessments resulted to different personality spectrum that comes with the strengths and learning process. The thinker type enjoys in solving problems and developing models or systems which has an analytical mind. And the learning happens by problem solving. The giver type is a person who likes to make a difference, and learning comes by helping others. The organizer type values the traditional social structures and thus never takes the responsibility lightly. Learning happens by organizing the materials and knowing the overall plan. And the adventurer is highly skilled in a variety of filed and learn exciting and stimulating information.
The Communication and Collaboration Challenge
By assessing the personality spectrum through the model use of multiple pathways, the challenge arises in many corners of learning by making it more effective. The way for collaboration and communication is a kind of basic strategy to answer the needed progress. The collaboration process gives the opportunity to communication to develop the learners who are working towards the outcome. The collaborative activities can include the peer review, sharing experiences, and lab work, which can enable this process.
Collaboration only happens when there is an effective communication among the learners or between the instructors and learners. Collaboration requires communication and communicating is an essential medium for being connected to the other.
Learning Style
The three different learning styles that are common process and means of communication are the auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learning style.
The auditory learners often talk to themselves. The learners usually move their lips and read out loud but oftentimes find difficulty with reading and writing tasks. As a solution the learner keeps talking to their colleague or using a tape recorder to absorb the knowledge sharing. The auditory activities include the brainstorming, buzz groups, or jeopardy and by this process or activities, they are allowed to make connections of what they learned and how to apply it to the various situations. As benefit, they can develop an internal dialogue between the learners.
The visual learner remembers visual details, can follow the others when it comes to reading, prefers to see what’s to be learned, and sometimes need written instruction to avoid the trouble in following lectures.
The kinesthetic learners perform well by touching and moving which are its sub-channels. The learners tend to lose concentration if there is little or no external stimulation or movement. They like to take notes during lectures for the purpose of moving their hands. When reading the learners’ wants to scan the material first, then focusing on the details. The learners usually highlights the notes by drawing pictures, diagrams, or circling the key points they want to emphasize.
Collaboration and Communication in Personality Types
After identifying the personality type and the strength and learning process, the communication and collaboration is possible if the interaction is present in the environment. The thinker type of person can try to solve mathematical problems and lending the time in helping others, just like becoming a giver. At the same time, the thinker can teach himself again by teaching others. The good communication can make it possible to collaborate with the other types of person because they understand each others strengths.
In the other angle, the giver type can give details about the subject matter to the organizer type and eventually, the organizer can organize the other things that were left behind. The best partner could be the giver and the adventurer. It is because the giver can stimulate the adrenalin rush of the adventurer by giving him exciting information to learn. It is more on the part of discovering something new.
The effective collaboration only exists when there is an effective communication. Identifying the types of personality and learning style of an individual make it possible to enhance their learning capabilities. The learning process of an individual is based on the environment and the material of teaching. There should be an establishment of connection between them for a more effective way to learn.
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Gardner, H., (n.d.). Multiple Intelligence Theory. The Eight Intelligence Theory.
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