Often they simply fall by the wayside. Each person has these intelligences in varying degrees. Muddling the problem further, educators are observing that many current students, products of a multimedia society, process information in ways that are very different from previous generations. Any classroom will include a mix of students who have a variety of learning modes and styles. Information can only be absorbed using one's senses.
Some students absorb information best through hearing it.
Other students prefer to use their sense of sight. There are many competing theories in this arena, but a brief summary of a few should suffice. People also differ in how they solve problems. Students who prefer the former learn best by going from the general to the detailed, while those who prefer the latter work best by going from the detailed to the general. Current thinking views these learning modes and styles not as bipolar, but as a continuum.