MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

What do you remember?What do you remember from the card activity

that we did last week?

Spend a quiet moment jotting

down some thoughts on the sticky notes

provided. (One idea per sticky note)

Multiple Intelligence Theorist

The theory of multiple intelligences was

developed in 1983 by Howard Gardner,

Professor of Education at Harvard

University.

Multiple Intelligence Theorist

Howard Gardner suggested that the traditional notion of intelligence, based on IQ testing, is too limited. In the past we have concentrated on word and mathematical intelligence as being the most significant.

Gardner argued that we should also value other kinds of intelligence, and he proposed 8 intelligences. (Discussion re ‘existentialist’ and ‘spiritualist’ intelligences has also occurred)

Your opinion

Do you think that the theory is a good one?

Discuss with a partner.

Verbal / linguistic Intelligence

Talking

Reading

Writing

Word smart

Verbal/Linguistic IntelligenceThese learners have highly

developed auditory skills and are

generally elegant speakers.

They think in words rather than

pictures.

Their skills include:

listening, speaking, story telling,

teaching, using humor,

understanding the meaning

of words, remembering information,

convincing someone of their point

of view.

What types of jobs do you think would suit a person with this intelligence? Poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer,

politician, translator

Logical – Mathematical Intelligence

Maths

Playing Chess

Designing computerprograms

Number andreasoning smart

Logical/Mathematical Intelligence Ability to use reason, logic

and numbers. These learners thinkconceptually in logical andnumerical patterns makingconnections between piecesof information.

Their skills include:problem solving, categorisinginformation, working with abstractconcepts to figure out therelationship of each to the other,performing complex mathematicalcalculations.

What types of jobs do you think would suit a person with this intelligence? Scientists, engineers, computer programmers,

researchers, accountants, mathematicians

Visual / Spatial Intelligence

looking at pictures

watching movies

drawing

painting

Picture smart

Ability to perceive the visual.

These learners tend to think in

pictures and need to create vivid

mental images to retain

information.

They enjoy looking at maps,

pictures and movies.

Their skills include:

Puzzle building, understanding

charts and graphs, a good sense of

direction, painting, creating visual

metaphors and analogies,

manipulating images, constructing,

fixing, interpreting visual images.

What types of jobs do you think would suit a person with this intelligence?navigators, sculptors, visual artists, inventors,

architects, interior designers, mechanics,

engineers

Bodily – Kinaesthetic Intelligence

Dancing

Acting

Exercising

Swimming

Sculpting

Building

Body smart

Bodily/Kinesthetic IntelligenceAbility to control bodymovements and handle objectsskillfully. These learners express themselvesthrough movement. They have agood sense of balance and eyehand co-ordination. (e.g. ball play, balancing beams).

Through interacting with the spacearound them, they are able toremember and process information.

Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence

Their skills include:

dancing, physical co-ordination,

sports, hands-on experimentation,

using body language, crafts, acting,

miming, using their hands to create

or build, expressing emotions

through the body.

What types of jobs do you think would suit a person with this intelligence?Athletes, physical education teachers, dancers,

actors, firefighters, artisans

Musical Intelligence

Playing music

Listening to music

Singing

Music smart

Musical/Rhythmic Intelligence

Ability to produce and appreciate music. These musically inclined learners thinkin sounds and patterns. They respondto music. Many are extremely sensitive to environmental sounds(e.g. crickets, bells, dripping taps).

Their skills include:singing, whistling, playing musical instruments, recognizing tonal patterns,remembering melodies, understandingthe structure and rhythm of music

What types of jobs do you think would suit a person with this intelligence?musician, disc jockey, singer, composer

Interpersonal Intelligence

Socialising with people

Doing things with other

people

Working in teams

People smart

Interpersonal IntelligenceAbility to relate and understandothers. These learners try to see thingsfrom other people's point of view inorder to understand how they thinkand feel. They often have an ability to sensefeelings.They use both verbal and non-verbal language to opencommunication.

Their skills include:seeing things from other perspectives, listening, understanding other people's moods and feelings, counselling, building trust, establishing positive relations with other people.

What types of jobs do you think would suit a person with this intelligence?Counsellor, salesperson, politician, business

person, teacher

Intrapersonal IntelligenceSpending time alone

Meditating

Writing a diary or journal

Day-dreaming

Reflecting

Self smart

Intrapersonal IntelligenceAbility to self-reflect and be awareof one's inner state of being.These learners try to understandtheir inner feelings, dreams,relationships with others, andstrengths and weaknesses.

Their Skills include:Recognising their own strengths andweaknesses, reflecting and analysingthemselves, awareness of their innerfeelings, desires and dreams, evaluatingtheir thinking patterns, reasoning withthemselves, understanding their role inrelationship to others.

What types of jobs do you think would suit a person with this intelligence?Researchers, theorists, philosophers, religious

leaders

Naturalist Intelligence

Collecting rocks

Collecting insects

Observing animals

Planting trees

Spending time in Nature

Nature smart

Naturalist IntelligenceAbility to identify and classify patterns in

nature. During our prehistory, hunter/gathererswould rely on naturalist intelligence toidentify what flora and fauna were edible.

Today, naturalist intelligence may be seenin the way we relate to our surroundingsand the role each part of our surroundingsplay. People who are sensitive to changesin weather patterns or are adept atdistinguishing nuances between largenumbers of similar objects may be

expressing naturalist intelligence abilities.

What types of jobs do you think would suit a person with this intelligence?Environmentalist, farmer, botanist, chef

This presentation was put together by

Karen Green

and shared with teachers during

PL sessions in 2008