Multiple Intelligences

Intelligence: Definition

Intelligence can also be more generally described as the ability to perceive and/or retain knowledge or information and apply it to itself or other instances of knowledge.

• Capacity for logic

• Abstract thought

• Understanding

• Self-awareness

• Communication

• Learning

• Emotional knowledge

• Memory

• Planning

• Creativity

• Problem solving

Discussion: Intelligence

How can intelligence be measured?

How is intelligence measured?

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• Stanford-Binet Intelligence ScaleFluid Reasoning, Knowledge, Quantitative Reasoning, Visual-Spatial Processing, Working Memory

• Wechsler Intelligence Scale for ChildrenVerbal comprehension, Working memory, Executive function skills

• Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)Verbal comprehension, Perceptual organization, Working memory, Processing speed

• Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive AbilitiesGeneral intellectual ability, Working memory, Executive function skills

• Cognitive Assessment System (CAS)"Planning", "Attention", "Simultaneous", and "Successive" cognitive processes

• ACTEnglish, Mathematics, Reading, Science, Reasoning, Writing

How can intelligence be formally measured?Examples of standardized intelligence tests:

Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences

Howard Gardner of Harvard identified eight distinct intelligences.

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Gardner added a 9th type of intelligence

Your Turn: Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences

On your The Types of INTELLIGENCE sheet, as we go through each type of intelligence, score yourself. Mark 1,2, or 3 if you believe you are:• highly intelligent (3)• moderately intelligent (2) • need more development (1)

Your turn: Why is it important to learn about Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence? • To understand children better

– child development• your own child• child care career

• To understand yourself better – What are your strengths?

• Help you choose your career

• To understand others better– peers, coworkers, siblings, parents

Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence

Learns By . . .

1. Saying

2. Hearing

3. Seeing Words

Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence

Is Good At . . .

• Memorizing

• Spelling

• Descriptive Language

• Imagination

Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence

Possible Careers:• Writers• Poets• Public Speakers• Politicians• Lawyers

Famous People:• William Shakespeare • Robert Frost • Tony Robbins • Barack Obama • J.K. Rowling

Video Clip: Multiple Intelligences

Verbal-Linguistic

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Remember to score yourself

• Highly intelligent (3)– You are confident this is a strength

• Moderately intelligent (2) – You feel you are fairly smart in this area

• Need more development (1)– Weaker in this area

Existential IntelligenceLearns By . . .• Make connections

between what is being learned and the world

• Utilizing an overview/big picture

• Summarizing information

• Teaching others

Existential Intelligence

Is Good At . . .• Seeing the big

picture

• Looking beyond the senses to explain phenomena

• Perceiving society

Existential Intelligence

Possible Careers:• Philosophers• Theologians• Life Coaches• Cosmologists

Famous People:• Socrates• Buddha• Wayne Dyer

Existential Intelligence

Self-score

Interpersonal Intelligence

Learns By . . .

1. Sharing

2. Comparing

3. Relating

4. Cooperating

5. Interviewing

Interpersonal Intelligence

Is Good At . . .

• Understand people and feelings

• Leading

• Organizing

• Communicating

• Mediating conflicts

Interpersonal Intelligence

Possible Careers:

Politicians

Teachers

Counselors

Social Workers

Diplomats

Coaches

Famous People:

Anthony Robbins

Bill Clinton

Dr. Phil

Oprah Winfrey

Interpersonal Intelligence

Self-score

Intrapersonal Intelligence

Learns By . . .

1. Working alone

2. Doing individualized projects

3. Self-paced instruction

Intrapersonal Intelligence

Is Good At . . .

• Understanding self and feelings

• Following instincts

• Pursuing interests

• Being original

Intrapersonal Intelligence

Possible Careers:• Psychologists• Poets• Counselors• Writers• Therapists

Famous People:• Anne Frank• Walt Whitman• Aristotle• Oprah Winfrey• Albert Einstein

Intrapersonal Intelligence

Self- Score

Your Turn:

Are you OR ?

Interpersonal

(social)

Intrapersonal

(self)

Thumbs up Raise your hand

Logical-Mathematical Intelligence

Learns By . . .

1. Categorizing

2. Classifying

3. Working with patterns and relationships

Logical-Mathematical Intelligence

Is Good At . . .

• Math

• Reasoning

• Logic

• Problem Solving

• Concept Thinking

Logical-Mathematical Intelligence

Possible Careers:• Scientists• Accountants• Computer

Programmers• Mathematicians• Inventors

Famous People:• Thomas Edison• Albert Einstein • Bill Gates• Warren Buffet• Stephen Hawking

Video Clip: Multiple Intelligences

Logical-Mathematical

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Logical-Mathematical Intelligence

Self-score

Visual-Spatial Intelligence

Learns By . . .

1. Visualizing

2. Dreaming

3. Using the mind’s eye

4. Working with colors and pictures

Visual-Spatial Intelligence

Is Good At . . .

• Understanding use of space

• Thinking in 3-dimension

• Imagining visual images

Visual-Spatial Intelligence

Possible Careers:• Physicists• Architects• Engineers• Builders• Artists• Computer Science

Famous People:• Neils Bohr• I. M. Pei• Buckminster Fuller• Salvador Dali• Galileo Galilei

Video Clip: Multiple Intelligences

Visual-Spatial

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Visual-Spatial Intelligence

Self-score

Musical Intelligence

Learns By . . .

1. Rhythm

2. Melody

3. Music

Musical IntelligenceIs Good At . . .

• Remembering melodies

• Keeping time

• Mimicking beat and rhythm

• Noticing pitch and sounds

Musical Intelligence

Possible Careers:• Composers• Musicians• Band Directors• Conductors• Disc Jockeys• Sound Board

Operators• Music Critics

Famous People:• Beethoven• Michael Jackson• Eminem• Itzhak Perlman• Mozart

Video Clip: Multiple Intelligences

Musical

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Musical Intelligence

Self-score

Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence

Learns By . . .

1. Touching

2. Moving

3. Interacting with space

4. Processing knowledge through body movement

Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence

Is Good At . . .

• Sports

• Dancing

• Acting

Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence

Possible Careers:• Athletes• Dancers• Gymnasts• Surgeons• Sculptors• Carpenters

Famous People:• Michael Jordan• Michael Jackson• Tiger Woods• Wayne Gretzky• Mary Lou Retton

Video Clip: Multiple Intelligences

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Bodily-Kinesthetic and Musical example

Your Turn: Everyone please stand up and participate

NOTE: This is a video we use in

Culinary and Nutrition I to help

students remember proper hand

washing techniques.

Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence

Self-score

Naturalistic Intelligence

Learns By . . .

1. Visualizing

2. Hands-on activities

3. Relating to the natural world

Naturalistic IntelligenceIs Good At . . .

• Measuring, charting, mapping

• Observing plants & animals

• Keeping journals, collecting, classifying

• Outdoor activities

Naturalistic Intelligence

Possible Careers:• Zookeepers• Veterinarians• Gardeners• Marine Biologists• Animal Trainers• Farmers• Conservationists

Famous People:• Jack Hanna• Steve Irwin• Charles Darwin• Linnaeus• Gregor Mendel• Jane Goodall

Video Clip: Multiple Intelligences

Naturalist

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Naturalistic Intelligence

Self-score

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Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom

Your Turn: Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences

Referring to your “The Types of Intelligence” sheet, circle your top types.

Discussion: (raise your hand to share whole class)

What are your areas of strength?

What areas need the most improvement?

Your Turn: The Multiple Intelligence Quiz

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Your Turn: Multiple Intelligence Admit SlipOn a separate piece of paper, write an analysis of your two self-evaluations, noting similarities and differences between the two.

Include your supported opinion regarding the defining factors of the different types of intelligence.

Describe thoroughly and concisely, the relevance of the nine multiple intelligences to you, your learning style and your strengths/weaknesses.

Explain why it is important to understand multiple intelligence in relation to the development of children.

Incorporate relevant vocabulary.  Relevant Vocabulary: Musical, Visual–spatial, Verbal–linguistic, Logical–mathematical, Bodily–kinesthetic, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Naturalistic, Existential, Gardner, highly intelligent, child development

DUE:

Monday, January 26th

1-2 pages in length

Reference Slides

• Next Slide is used with slide 6• Print and insert into sheet protectors so

students can write with dry eraser makers and reuse