Multiple Intelligences


Intelligence is the capacity to solve problems or fashion products which are valued in one or more cultural setting (Gardner)

It is important to address other human abilities and talents besides linguistic and logical-mathematical intelligences which have long been the primary focus of schools

Multiple Intelligence theory calls for the accepting and valuing of the independent domains in instructional conditions.

Assessment should include multiple intelligences

People learn in a highly individualized way.

Linguistic
  • Likes to write, read and listen
  • spin tall tales or tell jokes and stories
  • Have a good memory for names, places, dates, or trivia
  • Enjoy reading books and writing stories
  • Spell words accurately and easily
  • Have well developed vocabulary and use language fluently
  • Like doing crossword puzzles or playing word games
Logical Mathematical
  • Explore patterns, categories and relationships
  • Compute arithmetic problems quickly
  • Enjoy mathematics and using computers
  • Able to group and order data and then analyze, interpret and make predictions
  • reason things out logically to solve problems
  • Play chess, checkers or strategy games and win
  • Devise experiments to test things not easily understood
  • Enjoy logic puzzles
Intrapersonal
  • Have a deep awareness of inner feelings, strengths, and weaknesses
  • Display a sense of independence or strong self-will and is self directed
  • React with strong opinions when controversial topics are being discussed
  • Prefer own private inner world
  • Like to be alone to pursue some personal interest, hobby or project
  • Have a deep sense of self confidence
  • March to the beat of a different drummer in style of dress, behavior or general attitude
  • Self-motivated to do well on independent study projects
  • Intuitive ability
Spatial
  • Think in images and pictures
  • Like to draw, paint, sculpt, and participate in art activities
  • Report clear visual images when thinking about something
  • Easily read maps, charts and diagrams
  • Draw accurate representations of people and things
  • Like to see movies, slides, photographs
  • Enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles or mazes
Musical Rhythmic
  • Sensitive to a variety of sounds in the environment
  • Play a musical instrument or enjoy music
  • Remember melodies of songs
  • Tell when a musical note is off key
  • Prefer to have music on when studying or working
  • Collect recordings
  • Enjoy singing
  • Keep time to the music
Interpersonal
  • Enjoy being around people
  • Have many friends
  • Socialize a lot at school, work, home
  • Organize, communicate and sometimes manipulate
  • Learn best by relating and cooperating
  • Enjoy group activities
  • Serve as mediator when disputes arise
  • Have empathy for the feelings of others
  • Can read social situations accurately
Body Kinesthetic
  • Learns best by moving around, touching, or acting things out
  • Process knowledge through bodily sensations
  • Move, twitch, tap or fidget while sitting
  • Engage in physical activities or sports
  • Perform fine and gross motor skills effectively
  • Like to touch or be touched when talking to people
  • Skilled at handicrafts - woodworking, sewing, sculpting etc.
  • Enjoy using manipulatives and other hands-on learning
Naturalist
  • Sensitive to features of the natural world-rocks, clouds, plants and animals
  • Discriminates between features or characteristics of things in the environment
  • Interested in how living things function or behave
  • Uses the ability productively-hunting, fishing, growing

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