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Student Success SkillsTuesday, April 26, 2011

HOWARD GARDNER MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE THEORY

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES THEORY Several intelligences are at work in learning Intelligence is expressed in our

performances, products, and ideas, not through a test score

How the intelligences are expressed is culturally defined

Intelligence represents potential that will or will not be brought to bear, depending on the values, available opportunities, as well as personal decisions made by individuals

MATH-LOGIC

Math, reasoning, logic, problem-solving, patterns

Working with patterns and relationships, classifying, categorizing, working with the abstract

Intelligence Strengths Learns Best Through:

MUSICAL

Singing, picking up sounds, remembering melodies, rhythms

Rhythm, melody, singing, listening to music and melodies

Intelligence Strengths Learns Best Through:

SPATIAL

Reading, maps, charts, drawing, mazes, puzzles, imaging things, visualization

Working with pictures and colors, visualizing, using the mind’s eye

Intelligence Strengths Learns Best Through:

BODILY-KINESTHETIC

Athletics, dancing, acting, crafts, using tools

Touching, moving, processing knowledge through bodily sensations

Intelligence Strengths Learns Best Through:

VERBAL-LINGUISTIC

Reading, writing, telling stories, memorizing dates, thinking in words

Reading, hearing and seeing words, speaking, writing, discussing and debating

Intelligence Strengths Learns Best Through:

INTRAPERSONAL

Understanding self, recognizing strengths and weaknesses, setting goals

Working alone, doing self-paced projects, having space, reflecting

Intelligence Strengths Learns Best Through:

INTERPERSONAL

Understanding people, leading, organizing, communicating, resolving conflicts, selling

Sharing, comparing, relating, interviewing, cooperating

Intelligence Strengths Learns Best Through:

NATURALIST

Understanding nature, making distinctions, identifying flora and fauna

Working in nature, exploring living things, learning about plants and natural events

Intelligence Strengths Learns Best Through:

WHAT IS YOUR STRENGTH?

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