Motivation
Motivation for me would be both intrinsic and extrinsic.
Being a first time student to A&M, accomplishment and success would me my inner drive. A fear of failure also motivates me to succeed.
The extrinsic would be holding a completed assignment with a perfect score, receiving the degree once your done with the required classes. Earning the degree would serve as the reward.
The strongest motivation is being able to see there is really a light at the end of your tunnel. It is an outside force you can see and work for.
Learning
I feel we all learn in different ways. I have known for a long time that I am a hands on learner. I have always loved being by myself and doing things on my own. When I was in school, I was diagnosed with learning disabilities. I went through many different types of tests so the school system could find out how I learn best. After that teachers would put a cardboard partition around my desk because they told me I was easily distracted. As time went on I really got use to doing everything alone. To this day I have never really been a big social butterfly. Learning and working in a happy, group like social environment takes a lot of getting use to.
I believe everybody uses all 9 the the multiple intelligences at some point. We just favor the ones we feel work the best.
