Multiple Intelligences

Developed by the American Psychologist Dr Howard Gardner

Traditional IQ Tests

• Are very limited because they• Measure mathematical/logical reasoning,• Linguistic ability/power and• Spatial visualization• Many modern psychologists see these tests

as limited in value, though they do serve a purpose within a narrowly defined education system

Standford-Binet IQ Tests

• Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale formed the basis for one of the modern intelligence tests still commonly used today.

• Originally, IQ was calculated as a ratio with the formula 100 X Mental Age/Chronological age

• A 10-year-old who scored as high as the average 13-year-old, for example, would have an IQ of 130 (100 X 13/10).

Then came Dr Howard Gardner

• Standard IQ tests are limited and narrow

• There are many types of intelligences

• From his scientific work Dr Gardner concluded that there were at least 9 intelligences.

Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences

Visual Spatial

Verbal Linguistic

Mathematical Logical

Bodily Kinaesthetic

Musical Rythmic

Intrapersonal

Interpersonal Naturalist Existential

First 3 Intelligences

Visual/SpatialSee things in one’s mindOrganizing ideas spatiallyUse of colours and shapes

Verbal/Linguistic spoken and written wordVerbal intelligence always valued – very traditional value in classrooms

Mathematical Reasoning, Logic and Problem SovingVery traditional Intelligence

The Second Three Intelligences

Bodily/Kinesthetic learning through interacting with the environmentPhysical/ movement

Musical/

Rhythmic PatternsRhythmsMusicAuditory or aural learning

Intrapersonal learning thro’ feelings, values and attitudes Students take ownership of what they learn

The Last Three Intelligences

InterpersonalLearning through interaction with othersCollaboration and co-operation with others

Naturalist Learning through classification and categories Picks up subtle differences in meaning

Existential Learning by seeing the big pictureThe Big QuestionsWhy are we here? Who am I? What is life?