Multiple Intelligences and Adult Learning

Multiple Intelligences and Adult Learning By Janice Perry Otto

Multiple Intelligences
Where did they come from?
What are they?

Howard Gardner Howard Gardner developed Multiple Intelligence Theory: what does he say …

Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Many careers are governed by multiple intelligences as we capitalize on our strengths in life.

What does this mean?

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Functionality
Interconnections Between Intelligences
None Function Alone
Cooperative Learning
http://www.thenationalacademyforthegifted.org/images/multiple_intelligences_9.jpg

Some Examples

Verbal & Linguistic Teachers …. Lawyers ….. Journalists

Logical & Mathematical Alan Greenspan Madame Curie Programmers …. Accountants ….. Engineers

Visual/Spatial Frank Lloyd Wright Amelia Earhart Leonardo Di Vinci Architects …... Aviators ….. Sculptors

Musical & Rhythmic

Bodily & Kinesthetic

Intrapersonal MARIE CURIE Researchers … Entrepreneurs … Novelists

Interpersonal Freud Counselors… Politicians… Salespersons

Naturalist Farmers… Botanists … Environmentalists

Existentialist Philosophers and Theorists

Multiple Intelligence Action Words http://www.cct.umb.edu/multipleint1.jpg

Adult Learning
Possess all multiple intelligences to some degree.
Some more dominant than others on an individual basis.
Adults maximize intelligences
Better reasoning skills and problem solving
Life experiences
Learning and processing of information more difficult
Poorer eyesight
Failing vision
Loss of range of motion
Arthritis

Verbal & Linguistic ASSISTANTS Vision and hearing deteriorate making it difficult for adults to intake and process information unless aided by external devices such as magnifiers and hearing aids.

Logical & Mathematical Monetary exchange is common; however, calculations for making change may be slowed as we age and counting the change is difficult when arthritic or vision impaired.

Visual/Spatial Frank Lloyd Wright Leonardo Di Vinci Simple pleasures such as assembling a jigsaw puzzle become difficult if not impossible when vision is impaired and manual dexterity deteriorates.

Musical & Rhythmic Music appreciation cannot take the same forms as in the past. “Busting a move” is limited by arthritis and range of motion.

Musical & Rhythmic Life long musicians are hampered by deteriorating memory and arthritis.

Bodily & Kinesthetic Physical deterioration makes enjoying some activities difficult and sometimes impossible.

Intrapersonal Self perceptions and abilities are modified by limitations.

Interpersonal Personal interactions are more social rather than career oriented as we transition out of the work force into retirement.

Naturalist Physical limitations reduce joys such as gardening to potted plants rather than in the backyard.

Multiple Intelligences & Adult Learning
New knowledge becomes more difficult to process
Physical difficulties preclude many former activities
Mental capabilities diminish
Limitations rather than intelligences govern new learning and experiences

Dee Christiansen
Margaret Goodlick
Lila Kastigar
Myra Komnick
Sandy Montgomery
Betty Noble
Art Riddle
Bud Schumm
Shirley Schumm
June Stoutameyer
Elaine Tipsord
Oscar Voelker
Joan Welch
Mattie Young
L.James Blythe
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Multiple Intelligences and Adult Learning

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