| Session Title: Multiple Intelligences, Diversity in Learning Styles, and Implications for Program Evaluation |
| Demonstration Session 840 to be held in International Ballroom D on Saturday, November 10, 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM |
| Sponsored by the AEA Conference Committee |
| Presenter(s): |
| Eric Mundy, University of Akron, emundy@uakron.edu |
| Abstract: This session will examine differences in individual learning and thinking styles and outline implications for program evaluation. The session will begin with a brief discussion of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. Next, session attendees will participate in a demonstration of the Diversity Game developed by Herrmann International, a useful tool for assessing differences in thinking and learning styles among individuals in a group setting. Through participation in the activity, participants will become more aware of their own personal thinking and learning traits as well as how their preferences differ from those around them. Following the demonstration, the facilitator will summarize Herrmann's model of whole brain thinking and theory of brain dominance. The session will conclude with a discussion of the implications and consequences of diversity in thinking and learning styles for the field of program evaluation from the perspectives of teaching, conducting and participating in program evaluation. |