Learning tests

This is my Multiple Intelligence Badge!! The conclusion is that I do the wrong job! My 'typical role,preference, potential' is: musician, singer, composer, DJ, music producer, piano tuner, acoustic engineer, entertainer, party-planner, environment and noise advisor or voice coach. That's where I scored highest (95%!!), my musical intelligence. I guess the reasons for this outcome is that I answered positive to questions like: do you like to sing?, do you notice when somebody else is singing out of tune?, do you play an instrument?, do you always have a song in your head?, is music important in your life?

A bit worried now. I know people who would also answer positive to most of these questions because they always sing, tap on the table, love to listen to music etc. The problem is that in my perception they always sing out of tune, tap off the beat and ruin every record they listen to by their terrible singing, clapping and tapping.....

Don't let them tune your piano!!

Luckily I also score quite high on my self-awareness (intra-personal 75%) which helps me to understand that although I have some music talents I certainly don't have the X-factor to plan my European concert tour.

Howard Gardner who developed this 9 intelligences model (now 9 but there used to be first 7) got famous because of this and has followers everywhere. One of the reasons is that people got a bit fed up with the 'traditional' learning style and tests.

The question for me is if this is now better, more usable, more helpful for people to explore their way of learning. Like on many of the other tests also on Gardners' model is a lot of criticism because it lacks scientific proof.

My main problem is that it is a test with an outcome.

I prefer questions that make me think about my way of learning. I don't need an outcome in scores and boxes. Most of the questions that the Gardner test provides doesn't really make me think.

Still.... if you want to do the test go here. It's for free.... you only have t create an account.....