Multiple Intelligences & Multiple Intelligences & Knowing the LearnerKnowing the Learner

A.P. PsychologyA.P. Psychology

Multiple IntelligencesMultiple Intelligences

Theory developed in Theory developed in 1983 by Howard 1983 by Howard GardnerGardner

Proposes that I.Q. Proposes that I.Q. testing is limited and testing is limited and needs to be needs to be expanded to include expanded to include new types of new types of intelligenceintelligence

Multiple IntelligencesMultiple Intelligences

Howard Gardner proposed 8 kinds of Howard Gardner proposed 8 kinds of intelligence that goes beyond that intelligence that goes beyond that measured in an I.Q testmeasured in an I.Q test

This theory suggests that there is a This theory suggests that there is a broader range of human potentialbroader range of human potential

Gardner’s 8 IntelligencesGardner’s 8 Intelligences

Linguistic IntelligenceLinguistic IntelligenceLogical – Mathematical IntelligenceLogical – Mathematical IntelligenceSpatial IntelligenceSpatial IntelligenceBodily-Kinesthetic IntelligenceBodily-Kinesthetic IntelligenceMusical IntelligenceMusical Intelligence Interpersonal IntelligenceInterpersonal Intelligence Intrapersonal IntelligenceIntrapersonal IntelligenceNaturalist IntelligenceNaturalist Intelligence

Linguistic IntelligenceLinguistic Intelligence

““Word Smart”Word Smart”

StrengthsStrengths: : Reading, writing, symbolic Reading, writing, symbolic

writing and language skillswriting and language skills

Learn ByLearn By: : Verbalization, seeing and Verbalization, seeing and

hearing wordshearing words

ActivitiesActivities: : Telling stories, crossword Telling stories, crossword

puzzles and word gamespuzzles and word games

Logical-Mathematical IntelligenceLogical-Mathematical Intelligence

““Number/reasoning Number/reasoning smart”smart”

StrengthsStrengths:: Logic, numbers, and Logic, numbers, and

abstract conceptsabstract concepts

Learn ByLearn By:: Categorizing and Categorizing and

recognizing patternsrecognizing patterns

ActivitiesActivities:: Problem solving, strategy Problem solving, strategy

games, experiments, logic games, experiments, logic puzzlespuzzles

Spatial IntelligenceSpatial Intelligence

““Picture Smart”Picture Smart” StrengthsStrengths::

Perception of images, Perception of images, visual recall, and attention visual recall, and attention to small detailto small detail

Learn ByLearn By:: Comprehension, Comprehension,

constructing maps, constructing maps, discerning objectsdiscerning objects

ActivitiesActivities:: Mazes, jigsaw puzzles, and Mazes, jigsaw puzzles, and

contructioncontruction

Bodily-Kinesthetic IntelligenceBodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence

““Body Smart”Body Smart”

StrengthsStrengths:: Physical movement, body Physical movement, body

language interpretation, language interpretation, acting, and movingacting, and moving

Learn ByLearn By:: DoingDoing

ActivitiesActivities:: Roleplay, constructing from Roleplay, constructing from

scratch, physical games, scratch, physical games, gallery walks, field tripsgallery walks, field trips

Musical IntelligenceMusical Intelligence ““Music Smart”Music Smart”

StrengthsStrengths:: Creating and interpreting Creating and interpreting

music, distinguishing music, distinguishing soundssounds

Learn ByLearn By:: Music while studying, Music while studying,

auditory learning, creating auditory learning, creating images and picturesimages and pictures

ActivitiesActivities:: tapping out tunes/words, tapping out tunes/words,

reading aloud, creating reading aloud, creating songs. Listening to songs. Listening to recordingsrecordings

Interpersonal IntelligenceInterpersonal Intelligence ““People Smart”People Smart”

StrengthsStrengths:: Communicating with Communicating with

others, facilitating others, facilitating relationships, group relationships, group processesprocesses

Learn ByLearn By:: Discussing, cooperative Discussing, cooperative

learning, Think-Pair-Sharelearning, Think-Pair-Share ActivitiesActivities::

Group study, interviewing Group study, interviewing experts, doing cooperative experts, doing cooperative projectsprojects

Intrapersonal IntelligenceIntrapersonal Intelligence

““Self Smart”Self Smart”

StrengthsStrengths:: Sense of self, leadership Sense of self, leadership

skills, decision-makingskills, decision-making

Learn ByLearn By:: Working independently and Working independently and

avoiding distractions avoiding distractions

ActivitiesActivities:: Silent reading, playing Silent reading, playing

solitary games, solitary games, establishing personal goalsestablishing personal goals

Naturalist IntelligenceNaturalist Intelligence ““Nature Smart”Nature Smart”

StrengthsStrengths:: Recognizing plants & Recognizing plants &

animalsanimals Learn ByLearn By::

Association with one’s Association with one’s environmentenvironment

ActivitiesActivities:: Nature walks, studying Nature walks, studying

outside, using the senses, outside, using the senses, and observing natural and observing natural phenomenonphenomenon

What are your strengths?What are your strengths?

Take a Multiple Intelligence Take a Multiple Intelligence Indicator!Indicator!

7 Kinds of Smart7 Kinds of Smart

Read the article “7 Kinds of Smart”Read the article “7 Kinds of Smart”

Discuss your reaction with a partnerDiscuss your reaction with a partner

How can we use this article to better How can we use this article to better understand the current state of our understand the current state of our education system?education system?

ActivityActivity

Divide into groupsDivide into groupsChoose a topic that you learned about this Choose a topic that you learned about this

year that interests you year that interests you Develop at least 3 different ways that your Develop at least 3 different ways that your

teacher could have presented that topic teacher could have presented that topic using Gardner’s Multiple Intelligencesusing Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences*remember, try to incorporate as many *remember, try to incorporate as many

Multiple Intelligences as possibleMultiple Intelligences as possible

Presentation of ActivitiesPresentation of Activities

What topic did you choose?What topic did you choose?What activities did you develop?What activities did you develop?What intelligences did you use?What intelligences did you use?How does this activity meet the students’ How does this activity meet the students’ needs?needs?