Learning Style Paper 1

Little Martys Learning Style

Marty G. Scarberry II
Azusa Pacific University
Learning Style Paper 2

As a G.A.T.E student I have always been aware of the differences of learning between

myself and my peers. At the time very few teachers where equipped to help such students. I

was probably one of the most challenging because I was also one of the highest. I was always

over mid/high 90s percentile on state scores. I also was helping all the students in a combo 3, 4,

5 GATE class, teaching the math class in 7th, and so on. This has taken me my whole life to

understand. I remembered too much; visually, audibly, physically, etc. It was overwhelming.

Only after teaching have I become to understand my learning style and how to help

others with theirs! According to edutopia.com self-assessment I am Linguistic 75%, Logical-

Mathematical 81%, Visual-Spatial 75%, Intrapersonal 81%, Interpersonal 75%, Musical 81%,

Bodily-Kinesthetic 90%, Naturalistic 92%. (Branton Shearer 2016) This matched up with my

top 3 intelligence strengths from literacynet.org. Specifically, the results stated Nature: You

are sensitive to nature and environment. You probably know the names of rocks, flowers, birds,

and trees. You love to be outdoors. Growing up in the mountains this fit, however being the

smarty pants I am I wasnt happy with the limited choices!

So I tried VARKS questioner and it seemed to be direct and clearer. The results stated

Visual 13, Aural 11, Read/Write 13, Kinesthetic 12, You have a multimodal learning preference.

(VARK). I accept these results more because I was able to choose multiple answers! Honestly, I

would have liked to not answer a few! As you may have guessed I dont care to be labeled or to

label others. I understand the need for it but I would much rather teach everyone to learn in

every way and to be moral enough to deal with it! I believe one can build on their strengths and

develop their weaknesses. To summarize I believe I am strong and weak in all areas so I have

always expected more from myself!

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http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-assessment Branton Shearer of M.I.

Research and Consulting

http://www.literacynet.org/mi/assessment/cgi-bin/results.cgi

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