Gain insight into the type of learners that fill your classroom. An eight-question survey asks scholars questions about themselves. Using their color-coded answers, they conclude their degree of intelligence in multiple areas—music, self, nature, art, math, word, people, and body.

Concepts

intelligence, multiple intelligences, self-awareness, social-emotional learning, emotional development, social development, learning styles

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Instructional Ideas

• Keep worksheets together or create a spreadsheet that lists each pupil's intelligence to aid interactions and teaching style
• Give the quiz at the beginning of the school year and several times through the year as interests may change 
• Review answers and conclusion with parents or guardians during their conference

Classroom Considerations

• An adult may need to read each option depending on your class' reading levels
• Requires copies and crayons, or markers, colored pencils, pens

Pros

• Boosts social-emotional competency—self-awareness
• Color-coded answers make results easy to calculate

Cons

• Learners may misinterpret that being smart in a specific area means they are not smart in other areas vs. a degree of smart