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= __//Welcome to Krista's Page!//__ = == My name is Krista Whittleman and I currently teach sixth grade reading, life science, and social studies (world history) in Illinois, about 15 minutes from downtown St. Louis. In my 16 years of teaching, I have taught grades 6-8 and all subjects (except pre-algebra and algebra...you don't want me doing that!). When I'm not at school or working on my Master's, I am the mom to 2 kids, ages 13, and 8 and a house full of animals; dogs, cats, and a guinea pig. To fill in the rest of my spare time, ha ha, I am my son's Wolf den leader and his school's PTA secretary. Life is always an adventure and I am never bored! ==

==On this page you will find links to various sources concerning interest surveys, learning profiles, and multiple intelligences. I'd love to hear from you! ==

= __Student Interest Surveys__ =

www2.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/student_survey.pdf.
==I really like this interest survey. It begins with the basic information about the child, including adults and siblings in the home, then branches off to close friends, hobbies, and favorites. Sentence stems are given in which students complete statements such as, "My best time for thinking is...." "In the past, something a teacher did that I really liked is....." In the end, there are three pages of information that will help you understand the personal side of the student better and interests that will help hook them in lessons and activities. ==

www.saskschools.ca/~ischool/adapthandbook/learner/interest.html#712interest.
==Since I teach middle school, I liked that this site offered one survey for K-6 and one for 7-12. For sixth grade, I leaned more toward the older survey but I think it would depend on your students. I like how this survey is divided into two categories: amusements and activities; television, music, radio, movies, and computers. This is another survey that offers good information about the inner thoughts and preferences of the student. ==

= __Learning Styles Surveys__ =

www.schoolfamily.com/school-family-articles/article/836-learning-styles-quiz.
==This survey is short and easy to read. What I like the most about it is that it's meant for the family to complete together about the child. I think this is great because I know I sometimes need help from my family! Some examples of statements include I like to listen to music while I'm studying, I like having someone explain directions out loud, and I can think better if I tap my foot or play with a pencil. The site explains that most people use a combination of learning styles but have a preference for one. The goal on this site is to help parents understand their child better to eleviate problems at homework time, etc. ==

www.ldpride.net/learning_style.html
==This survey offers 30 questions in which students answer with one of four choices: Very little like me, A little like me, Like me, and A Lot like me. Unfortunately, if you want the results, you have to pay around $9.00. It has similar statements to the previous survey but some new ideas including I generally talk at a fast pace and use my hands more than the average person to communicate what I want to say, I often talk to myself when alone (I know I do!), and I am excellent at finding my way around even in unfamiliar surroundings (moss grows on which side of the tree....) ==

= __Multiple Intelligences Surveys __ = == Howard Gardner developed the seven areas of intelligences. These areas include linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, spatial-visual, interpersonal, and intrapersonal. Also, additional intelligences that can be considered are naturalist, spiritual/existential, and moral (Chapman, 2009). ==

www.Kurwongbss.eq.edu.au/thinking/MI%20Smarts/smarts.htm.
==In this category, there were tons of surveys available, but I liked this one best because it was quick and easy, students only marked the statement that applied to them, and students could add up the score to determine their strengths, or smarts. On the last page, students wrote down the areas of their strengths, then had a discussion in class about these areas and what they mean, and finally, how this information could be used to create activities, from the student's view point. ==

= __My Own Survey__ =

==<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I made my very first survey on <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">www.surveymonkey.com/s/3FHVYSL <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">. I provided statements that cold be answered with yes or no by compiling information from the above surveys, making sure to include the various multiple intelligences, learning styles, and interests. Then, I create questions for students to answer in a short answer. These questions dealt with the home environment, favorite things, wishes, and ended with asking what the student would like to tell me. I really hope it works well. I wasn't sure how to do the answer portion to determine the intelligences/learning styles easily. Hopefully, once I work on the site more, I will be able to create better surveys! ==

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chapman, A. (2009). Gardner's Multiple Intelligences-Detail. Business Balls.com.