Chapter 3: Describing Intelligences in Students

This chapter simply stated that formatted tests were only a starting point to find out how students learn. The best way is to watch the students, especially the way they misbehave. The book suggested creating a portfolio of information about the student. By not only looking at what the students does during class or structured free time, but also the students' past records, asking the parents, other teachers, and especially the students themselves. Creating special activities to "test" which students prefer using different intelligences is also an option. This chapter affected me by giving a lot of different ways and examples of how to discover my students' intelligences and their learning styles. This will help my students because the more aware I am of their needs the more effectively I can meet them.