USE YOUR BRAIN Multiple Intelligences

Who is intelligent?

8 Intelligences by Dr. Howard Gardner

1.

Linguistic

2. Logical/ Mathematical
3. Spatial
4. Bodily/ Kinesthetic
5. Musical
6. Interpersonal

7. Intrapersonal
8. Naturalistic

Can you define intelligence?

Toni Morrison

Linguistic Intelligence
Skilled with words
The Word Player

Can you define intelligence?

Albert Einstein

Logical/ Mathematical
Intelligence
Skilled with numbers &
reasoning
The Questioner

Can you define intelligence?

Milton Caniff

Spatial Intelligence
Skilled with pictures &
images
The Visualizer

Can you define intelligence?

Cy Young

Bodily/ Kinesthetic
Intelligence
Physical skill
The Mover

Can you define intelligence?

Doris Day

Musical Intelligence
Skilled with melody &
rhythm
The Music Lover

Can you define intelligence?

James A. Garfield

Interpersonal Intelligence
Skills of social
understanding
The Socializer

Can you define intelligence?

Helen Keller

Intrapersonal Intelligence
Skills of self-knowledge
The Individual

Can you define intelligence?

Sacagawea

Naturalistic Intelligence
Skills of making
connection to elements
in nature
The Outdoorsman

MI Checklist
Preliminary assessment
8 Intelligences

Synchronizing your checklist

Application next

Linguistic
If you have strong linguistic intelligence
you might learn better by
Reading
Memorizing
Playing word games (Scrabble, Anagrams, Password)
Making up rhymes, puns
Using the internet

Logical/Mathematical Learner
If you have strong logical-mathematical
intelligence you might learn better by
Recording information systematically
Setting up experiments (What if?)
Playing strategy games (Chess, Checkers)
Analyzing data
Asking logical questions
Using the internet

Spatial Learner
If you have strong spatial intelligence you
might learn better by
Studying pictures
Watching videos
Using visual, tangible aids
Doing mazes, puzzles
Making predictions
Using the internet

Bodily/Kinesthetic Learner
If you have strong bodily-kinesthetic
intelligence you might learn better by
Doing role plays
Constructing physical examples
Exercising while reviewing
Visiting museums, institutions, parks
Asking logical questions
Using the internet

Musical Learner
If you have strong musical intelligence you
might learn better by
Listening to recordings
Talking to yourself
Making up songs
Mentally repeating information
Reading aloud
Changing tempo

Interpersonal Learner
If you have strong interpersonal
intelligence you might learn better by
Studying in groups
Comparing information with others
Interviewing experts
Relating personal experiences
Being a teamplayer
Doing cooperative projects

Intrapersonal Learner
If you have strong intrapersonal
intelligence you might learn better by
Avoiding distractions
Establishing personal goals
Playing solitary games
Setting own pace
Working alone
Relating personal experiences

Naturalistic Learner
If you have strong naturalistic intelligence
you might learn better by
Studying outside
Learning in the presence of plants & pets
Relating environmental issues to topics
Smelling, seeing touching, tasting,
Observing natural phenomenon

Multiple Intelligences
Intelligences Reframed
Studies continue
Naturalistic Intelligence
Moral Intelligence
Spiritual Intelligence

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