This presentation overview several Intelligence theories and the relationship of culture with adult learning.

1. Nature of Intelligence in Adult
Development and Learning
Lourdes Machuca
AET/500
October 3, 2016
Emily Christiansen

2. 
Theories of Intelligence

3. Next, we will examine the following
theories of intelligence
 Theory of Multiple Intelligences – Howard
Gardner
 Practical Intelligence – Robert J. Sternberg
 Emotional Intelligence – Daniel Goleman

4. Multiple Intelligences
by Howard Gardner

5. Gardner says that
there are multiple
types of human
intelligences, each
representing different
ways of processing
information.
 Verbal-linguistic it’s an individual's ability to analyze
information and produce work that involves oral and
written language, such as speeches, books, and emails.
 Logical-mathematical intelligence describes the ability to
develop equations and proofs, make calculations, and
solve abstract problems.
 Visual-spatial intelligence allows people to comprehend
maps and other types of graphical information.
 Musical intelligence enables individuals to produce and
make meaning of different types of sound.
 Naturalistic intelligence refers to the ability to identify and
distinguish among different types of plants, animals, and
weather formations found in the natural world.
 Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence entails using one's own
body to create products or solve problems.
 Interpersonal intelligence reflects an ability to recognize
and understand other people's moods, desires,
motivations, and intentions.
 Intrapersonal intelligence refers to people's ability to
recognize and assess those same characteristics within
themselves.

6. MultipleIntelligenceFacts
 People have many different intelligences,
and strength in one are does not predict
weakness in another.
 Gardner summarizes his approach with
three recommendations for educators:
1. Individualize the teaching style
2. Pluralize the teaching
3. Multiple Intelligences ≠ Learning Styles

7. Practical Intelligence
by Robert J. Sternberg

8. 
The Practical Intelligence element of Sternberg
The triarchic theory of intelligence is based on a broader definition of
intelligence is defined in terms on the ability to achieve success in life
based on one’s personal standards and within one’s sociocultural
context.
The Practical Intelligence element of the Triarchic
theory of Intelligence refers to the ability to adapt
to a changing environment.

9. Emotional Intelligence
by Daniel Goleman

10. Five skills of Emotional Intelligence (EI):
 Knowing one's emotion. Self-awareness and
recognizing a feeling as it happens.
 Managing emotions. Handling feelings so
the emotional response is appropriate.
 Motivating oneself. This is the ability to
regulate one’s emotions.
 Recognizing emotions in others. Empathy as
the fundamental people skill.
 Handling relationships. This is the ability to
cheer up or calm down another person’s
emotion and it gives support to popularity,
leadership, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Emotional intelligence
is the ability to identify
and manage your own
emotions and the
emotions of others
(Goleman, 1995).

11. Culture as an influence in adult learning
Culture deeply influences nations, ethnic groups, geographical regions,
organizations, social groups, neighborhoods, and classrooms. (Merriam, 2014)
 What is learned is meant to be
shared.
 The majority of learning
happens outside “formal
institutions”. It is called
experience.
 The majority of cultures view
learning as lifelong. It only ends
when the person dies.
 Treating others with respect
regardless of their station in life
is considered one of the
hallmarks of an educated person.
 Culture affects social contexts.
 “Cultural background,
assumptions, and view of the
world influence our
understanding of adult learning”
(Johansen & McLean, 2006, p.
321)

12. 
References
Edutopia. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-
research
Sternberg, R. 1999. “The Theory of Successful Intelligence”. Review of General
Psychology 3. 292-316.
Goleman D. 1995 “Emotional Intelligence”. 43.
Merriam, Sharan B., Laura Bierema. Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice.
Jossey-Bass, 2014. VitalSource Bookshelf Online.