Multiple IntelligencesLiseth Chica

Linguistic Intelligence Think in words Love reading, writing, telling stories,

playing word games Need: books, tapes, writing tools,

paper, diaries, stories, debate Teaching materials: books, tapes,

recorders Effective activities: brainstorming,

journal keeping, publishing Kind of tests: reading tests, language

tests

Logical mathematical Think by reasoning Love experimenting,

questioning, figuring out logical puzzles

Need materials to experiment with, science materials, manipulatives, science museums

Teaching materials: calculators, science equipment

Effective activities: heuristics, calculations, science thinking

Kind of tests: piagetian assessments, math achievement tests

Intrapersonal Think in relation to their needs, feelings,

and goals. Love setting goals, mediating, planning Need secret places, time alone, choices Teaching materials: self-checking

materials, journals, materials for projects

Effective activities: choice time, feeling-toned moments, personal connections

Kind of tests: projective tests, tests of emotional intelligence

Interpersonal Think by bouncing ideas off

other people Love leading, organizing,

relating, partying Need friends, group games,

community events, clubs Teaching materials: board

games, party supplies Effective activities: board

games, cooperative groups, peer sharing, simulations

Kind of tests: sociograms, interpersonal projective tests

Body Kinesthetic Think through somatic sensations Love dancing, running, touching,

gesturing Need: role play, drama, movement,

building things Teaching materials: building tools,

clay, sports equipment, tactile learning.

Effective activities: body maps, classroom theater

Kind of tests: manual dexterity tests, some motor subtests

Spatial Think in images and pictures Love designing, drawing, visualizing Need art, videos, movies, slides,

trips to art museums Teaching materials: graphs, maps,

video, cameras, picture library Effective activities: color cues,

graphic symbols, idea sketching Kind of tests: visual memory and

visual-motor tests, art aptitude tests

Musical Think in via rhythms and melodies Love singing, tapping feet and

hands, listening Need sing-along time, trips to

concerts, playing music Effective activities: discographies,

mood music, musical concepts, songs, super memory music

Teaching materials: tape recorder, tape collection, musical instruments

Naturalist Think through nature and natural

forms Love playing with pets, raising

animals, caring for planet earth. Need access to nature,

opportunities for interacting with animals, tools for investigating nature.

Teaching Materials: plants, animals, gardening tools.

Effective activities: Nature walks, plants as props, windows onto learning.

Kind of tests: tests that include questions about animals, plants or natural settings.

Sample Activities Linguistic Intelligence:

students listen to a verbal explanation of the function of punctuation marks, read sentences having examples of each mark and they have to complete the worksheet filling their own marks.

Sample Activities Musical Intelligence:

students make up different sounds for the punctuation marks and then make these sounds in unison as different students read sample sentences requiring the use of the four marks

Reference: Armstrong, Thomas. Multiple

Intelligences in the Classroom (3rd Edition). Alexandria, VA, USA: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development (ASCD), 2009. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 19 July 2015.