Book Summary Preview : Accelerated Learning for the 20th Century

Key ideas
All information enters the brain through one of the five senses. The majority of this information processing is through touch (kinesthetic), sight (visual) or sound (auditory), and most people rely more heavily on one of these methods, (kinesthetic - 40%, visual - 35%, auditory -25%). It is best to use all three if possible (multi -sensory learning). For example you could read the learning material out loud (auditory), view graphic images related to the topic (visual) and feel actual samples of a related item (kinesthetic).

Professor Howard Gardner of Harvard has identified seven intelligences, or aptitudes. These include: Linguistic intelligence, Math and logical intelligence, Visual/spatial intelligence, Musical intelligence, Interpersonal intelligence, and Bodily intelligence. Unfortunately, traditional education only uses a few of these intelligences. Gardner recommends using at least two to three of them whenever possible to maximize learning.

Effective reading
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