Howard Gardner’s:

Multiple Intelligences

Presented to you by the:

Jr. Gifted and Talented Class

2003-2004

• Title Page and Table of Contents……..1-2

• Introduction……..3-6

• Verbal/Linguistic Intelligence……..7-11

• Logical/Mathematical Intelligence……..12-17

• Visual/Spatial Intelligence……..18-23

• Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence……..24-29

• Musical/Rhythmic Intelligence……..30-35

• Interpersonal Intelligence……..36-40

• Intrapersonal Intelligence……..41-44

• Bibliography……..45-47

• Credits……..48-61

The theory of multiple intelligences is

Howard Gardner’s theory that proposes that

people are not born with all of the intelligence

they will ever have. It says that intelligence

can be learned throughout life. Also, it claims

that everyone is intelligent in at least seven

different ways and can develop each aspect of

intelligence to an average level of

competency. Intelligence, as defined by

Gardner, is the ability to solve problems or

fashion products that are valuable in one or

more cultural settings.

The 7 intelligences included in Gardner’s theory are:

*Verbal/ Linguistic

*Visual/ Spatial

*Interpersonal

*Musical/ Rhythmic

*Logical/ Mathematical

*Intrapersonal

*Bodily/ Kinesthetic

There are 8 Criteria for Defining Multiple Intelligences:

*Each of the intelligences can potentially be isolated by brain

damage.

*Each of the intelligences exists in exceptional people (savants or

prodigies).

*Each of the intelligences has a process of developing during

normal child development and has a peak end-state

performance.

*Each of the intelligences is evidenced in species other than

human beings.

*Each of the intelligences has been tested using various measures

not necessarily associated with intelligence.

*Each of the intelligences can work without the others being

present.

*Each of the intelligences has a set of identifiable operations.

*Each of the intelligences can be symbolized or has its own

unique symbol or set of symbols.

The theory of multiple intelligences

has encouraged the idea that a

person is not born with all the

intelligence they will ever possess.

In the rest this slide show, each of

the intelligences will be explained

to give you a better understanding

of Howard Gardner’s theory.

Linguistic Intelligence

~*Linguistic Intelligence*~

Linguistic Intelligence (Word Smart) is the capacity to use language, your

native language, and perhaps other languages, to express what's on your

mind and to understand other people.

Gardner's Definition:

Criteria Used for Linguistic Intelligence

•Can understand words and manipulate the structure of language

•Has highly developed communication skills including writing, speaking, and story-telling

•Knows and correctly uses rules of grammar

•Enjoys reading, writing, and speaking

•Has a large vocabulary

This person learns best by:

•Saying, hearing, and seeing words

•Writing

•Talking

•Reading

•Author

•Journalist

•Poet

•Playwright

•Radio Announcer

•Speech Pathologist

(one who interprets)

•Typist

•Novelist

•Comedian

•Politician

•Orator

•Actor

•Curator

These people would do well in these careers.

Famous People With Linguistic Intelligence

•William Shakespeare

•Edgar Allen Poe

•Earnest Hemmingway

•F. Scott Fitzgerald

•Emily Dickinson

•Agatha Christie

•T.S. Eliot

•Rudyard Kipling

Activities These People Would Enjoy

• Book reporting

• Telling jokes • Writing words • Reading • Journal writing • Speaking

•Letter writing •Storytelling •Discussing •Creative writing •Debating •Persuading

Logical-Mathematical

Intelligence

Logical-mathematical intelligence is the

capacity to use numbers effectively and reason

well. Someone who has this kind of intelligence is

able to see cause and effect really well; also, they

are able to identify a problem and solve it right

there on the spot. People with this intelligence

think by reasoning, and they love experimenting,

questioning, figuring out logical puzzles, and

calculating.

What kinds of processes are used in the

logical-mathematical intelligence

sequence?

•Categorization

•Classification

•Inference

•Generalization

•Calculation

•Hypothesis testing

Careers • Accountant

• Actuary

• Auditor

• Banker

• Bookkeeper

• Businessperson

• Computer Analyst

• Computer Programmer

• Doctor

• Economist

• Legal Assistant

• Mathematician

• Purchasing Agent

• Science Researcher

• Science Teacher

• Statistician

• Technician

• Underwriter

Famous Mathematicians

• Einstein

• Pythagoras

• Newton

• Pascal

• Archimedes

• Euclid

• Copernicus

• Plato

• Galileo

• Aristotle

•Analyzing

•Categorizing

•Formulas

•Logic Games

•Numbers

•Outlining

•Patterns

•Problem Solving

•Reasoning

•Time Lines

•Synthesis

•Sequencing

•Rational Thinking

•Scientific Thinking

•Venn Diagrams

•Statistics

Activities

Spatial Intelligence

What is spatial intelligence?

Spatial intelligence is the brain’s ability to perceive and interpret visual stimuli. In other words, it’s how our minds process what we see. Although not very recognized, spatial intelligence is very important in the arts and in everyday life.

Why is spatial intelligence important?

The way that we visually perceive and interpret the world around us is an important quality to have. In the arts, the ability to transfer a vision to a painting, sculpture, or film is a key quality. Careers such as architecture, require a person to transfer a vision of a structure into a blueprint. Spatial intelligence is even used by average people to remember small, but important facts; like how to travel from your school to your house. Everyone uses spatial intelligence in everyday life.

Possible Careers

• Advertising Agent

• Architect

• Cartographer(Map

Maker)

• Drafter

• Engineer

• Fine Artist

• Graphic Designer

• Fashion Designer

• Interior Designer

• Inventor

• Painter

• Photographer

• Pilot

• Sculptor

• Surveyor

• Urban Planner

Famous People With High Spatial Intelligence

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Pablo Picasso

• Spike Lee

• Vincent Van Gogh

• Frank Lloyd Wright (architect)

• Steven Spielberg

• Ansel Adams (photographer)

• Amelia Earhart

• Auguste Rodin (sculptor)

• Robert Fulton (inventor)

• Michelangelo

Lesson planning activities for spatial intelligence

• Brochures

• Collages

• Designs

• Drawings

• Flow Charts

• Mapping

• Molding Clay

• Patterns

• Painting

• Photography

• Posters

• Pretending

• Sculpting

• Visualization

• Idea Sketching

• Labeling

What is Bodily-Kinesthetic

Intelligence?

It is expertise in using one’s whole body to express ideas and feelings.

Examples: acting, dancing, sports, and using body language

It is the ability to use one’s hands to produce or transform things.

Examples: sculpting clay and hands-on learning

Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence

Love

Dancing

Running

Jumping

Building

Touching

Gesturing

Need

Role play

Drama

Movement

Things to build

Sports and physical

games

Tactile (touchable) experiences

Hands-on learning

Thinking through physical sensations

Other Activities that Would be

Enjoyed

• Acting

• Charades

• Collections

• Demonstrations

• Experiments

• Field Trips

• Gymnastics

• Impersonations

• Inventing

• Martial Arts

• Miming

• Puppetry

• Visiting

• Exercise

Possible Career Choices

• Actor

• Athlete

• Carpenter

• Choreographer (creates

and arranges dances)

• Craftsman

• Dancer

• Farmer

• Forest Ranger

• Inventor

• Jeweler

• Mechanic

• Mime

• P.E. Teacher

• Physical Therapist

• Recreational Director

• Actress

• Babe Ruth

• Jim Thorpe

• Kristi Yamaguchi

• Mickey Mantle

• Thomas Edison

• Isadora Duncan

• Cincinnatus

• Fabergè

• Wilbur Wright

• Orville Wright

What is Musical Intelligence?

Being musically

intelligent means that you

are able to distinguish the

sounds around you and

that you have the ability to

make your own melodies.

Even if you are only

singing a song or making

music, you are using your

musical intelligence!

If you are musically

intelligent, you are able to:

• Perceive

• Discriminate

• Transform

• Express

All kinds of musical forms

Types of Musical Intelligence

Figural and Formal

(“top-down”) (“ bottom-up”)

This means that you This means that you

are very intuitive about analytic and technical

the nature of music and about music and its

its creation. creation.

*Anyone can have either both or one of these forms *

Careers This will give you just a taste for the jobs available in this

growing field.

• Advertising Agent

• Conductor

• Disc Jockey

• Film/Instrument Maker

• Composer

• Music Teacher

• Sound Engineer

• Music Therapist

• Song Writer

• Performing Musician

• Piano Turner

• Singer

• Musical Theater Actor/

Actress

• Studio Engineer

• Instrument Manager

• Rapper

Famous Musicians

These are just a few of the famous Musicians that helped

shape the field of Music.

• Joan Baez

• Zubin Mehta

• Ethel Merman

• Jean Redpath

• Gustav Mahler

• Leonard Bernstein

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Jenny Lind

• Stephen Foster

• Antonio Stradivari

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Ray Charles

• Robert Schumann

• Sergei Rachmaninoff

• Yehudi Menuhin

• Willie Nelson

• The Mavericks

• Lawerence Welk

• George Gershwin

Activities The following is a list of activities that can be used in a

classroom or anywhere else to enhance one’s own musical

intelligence.

• Sing Ballads

• Create Chants

• Create Concept Songs

• Discographies (lists of

musical selections to

enhance what you are

learning or teaching.)

• Environmental Sounds

• Humming

• Illustrate With Sounds

• Rhythms

• Instrumental sounds

• Listening

• Lyrics

• Mood Music

• Music Composition or creation

• Musical concepts

• Musical Performance

• Percussion and Raps

• Reproduce sounds and rhythms

• Singing and Songs

• Vocal Sounds and Tonal Patterns

Interpersonal

Intelligence

Interpersonal Intelligence

Gardner's Definition:

• Interpersonal intelligence, (people

smart), is understanding other

people. It’s an ability we all need, but

is at a premium if you are a teacher,

clinician, salesperson, or a

politician. Anybody who deals with

other people has to be skilled in the

interpersonal sphere.

Interpersonally intelligent people

enjoy: * Giving feedback to the teacher or to classmates

• Understanding other's feelings

• Person-to-person communication

• Cooperative learning strategies

• Receiving feedback

• Group projects

• Teaching someone else something new

• Learning from someone outside of school

• Other points of view

• Creating group rules

• Acting in a play or simulation

• Conducting an interview

• Creating "phone buddies" for homework

• Sensing others’ motives

• Creating group rules

Famous Interpersonal People

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Ghandi

• Dr.Joyce Brothers

• Oprah Winfrey

• Jesse Jackson

• Martin Luther King

• Rev. Billy Graham

Interpersonal Careers

• Administrator

• Anthropologist

• Arbitrator

• Counselor

• Manager

• Nurse

• Personnel Director

• Politician

• Public Relations

• Salesperson

• School Principal

• Sociologist

• Therapist

• Teacher

• Travel Agent

• Religious Leader

• Psychologist

“What is intrapersonal intelligence?”

Intrapersonal intelligence is self-knowledge and the ability to act adaptively on the basis of that knowledge. This intelligence includes having an accurate picture of oneself (one’s strengths and weaknesses); awareness of inner moods, intentions, motivations, temperaments, and desires; and the capacity for self-discipline, self-understanding, and self-esteem. Essentially, it’s how well you know yourself.

• Clergyman • Entrepreneur

• Program planner • Psychiatrist

• Psychology Teacher • Philosopher

• Theologian • Researcher

• Spiritual Counselor • Psychologist

* Aristotle

* Emily Dickinson

* General George Patton

* Helen Keller

* Malcolm X

* Mohammed

*Autobiography *Awareness of Personal Feelings

*Concentration *Expression of Feelings

*Focusing *Free-Choice Time

*Goal Setting *Higher-Order Thinking and Reasoning

*Independent Studies Projects *Mood Awareness and Shifting

*Personal Application * Personal Priorities

*Personal Projection *Sensing the Emotions of the Moment

*Self –Identification *Thinking Strategies

Book References

• Multiple Intelligences: In The Classroom

by Thomas Armstrong

• Multiple Intelligences: The Theory in Practice

by Howard Gardner

• Multiple Intelligence Approaches Assessment: Solving the Assessment Conundrum

by David Lazear

• Teaching & Learning Through Multiple

Intelligences

by Linda Campbell

• Multiple Intelligences: Activities

by Deirdre Korff Wilkins, M.A.

A Bite From The Internet

• http://www.arches.uga.edu/~hmt/webwrite/linguistics.htm

• http://www.cookps.act.edu.au/mi_ling.htm

• www.1stepenglish.com

• www.ul.ie/~mearsa/9519211/

• www.chariho.k12.RI.us

• www.chariho.k12.us/curriculum/MISmart/inter.htm

Junior G/T Class

Linguistic Intelligence

Michelle Markovich & Rachel Sullivan

Logical-Mathematical Intelligence

Josh Hughes, Mike Phelps, & Gary DeWitt

Spatial Intelligence

T.J. Pope & Ashley Torres

Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence

Kristina Heinecke & Mallary Williams

Musical Intelligence

Rachel Snedecor & Marilynn Pester

Interpersonal Intelligence

Melissa Hamilton & Kyle Gospodarek

Intrapersonal Intelligence

Kaitlin Hancock & Ashley Wathen

Cover and Table of Contents

Amanda Cappiello

Introduction

Kaitlin Hancock

Bibliography

Joel Martinez & Christina Pacheco

Credits

Bud Sothman & Brittany Claussen

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Señora Shinovich & Ed Jimenez

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