Countryside Camp and
Conference Centre
Camp Shalom
Staff Training 2006
Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
Dr. R. van Oostveen
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Tuesday June 20, 2006
Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
Who can learn?
– Walking
– Talking
– Playing games
– Interacting in socially appropriate ways
– Driving a car – even with a manual
transmission
– Other examples: ?
Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
Intelligence – what is it?
– It was observed that the gaps between children's mental ages and their
chronological ages widened as the children got older. The 6-year-old
with the mental age of 8 had a mental age of 12 by the time he was 9
and a mental age of 16 by the time he was12. Similarly, the 6-year-old
with a mental age of 4 had a mental age of 6 when he was 9 and a
mental age of 8 when he was 12. In 1912, the German psychologist,
William Stern, noticed that even though the gap between mental age
and chronological age widens as a child matures, the ratio of mental
age to chronological age remains constant (and, as we will see, remains
essentially constant throughout life). This constant ratio of mental age
divided by chronological age was given the name "Intelligence
Quotient". Actually, the intelligence quotient is defined as 100 times the
Mental Age (MA) divided by the Chronological Age (CA).
IQ = 100 MA/CA
(http://www.geocities.com/rnseitz/Definition_of_IQ.html)
Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
How do we measure IQ?
– Using a test that measures such things as
attention, memory, and verbal skills using a
mix of written and oral questions delivered by
a trained psychologist
– Statistically, the population is centred on a
score of 100 (normal distribution)
Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
Does IQ matter?
– Remember how IQ is measured. Is this the
only way we know (learn) things?
– Enter Learning Styles and Multiple
Intelligences (stage left)
Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
Think about your experiences when you
need to learn something
Activity (briefly discuss with your neighbours)
– How do you feel when you need to learn
something?
– How do you increase your motivation to learn
something?
Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
Does the way a concept/idea is presented
matter to how you learn?
– Learning Styles (Learning Styles)
– Howard Gardiner and Multiple Intelligences
(Multiple Intelligences I , Multiple Intelligences II, and Multiple
Intelligences III)
Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
What Multiple Intelligences do you have?
– Take the quiz
Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
What does all of this have to do with you
as staff members at Camp Shalom this
summer? Think, Pair, Share.
Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
Hebrews 12:1-3
1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great
cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that
hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us
run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter
of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the
cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right
hand of the throne of God.
3Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful
men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
Assignment
In small groups of 2-3, suggest as many
different ways, referring to learning styles
and multiple intelligences, that you can
help the campers to come to know (learn)
the theme for this year.
Present your ideas.
Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
Serve the campers with great
(learning) style and have a
wonderfully multiply intelligent
summer!