2. Musical Intelligence
Involves the ability to Some characteristics include
understand and ҉ Enjoy singing
appreciate musical ҉ Enjoy playing musical
rhythms and patterns. instruments
People who have strong ҉ Recognizing musical
musical intelligence are patterns and tones easily
good at thinking in ҉ Good at remembering songs
patterns, rhythms, and and melodies
sounds. Potential career choices
They have strong ҉ Musician
appreciation for music ҉ Composer
and are often good ҉ Singer
musical composition and ҉ Music teacher
performance. ҉ conductor
3. Bodily-kinesthetic Intelligence
Involves strength in Characteristics include
physical movement ҉ Good at dancing
and fine motor skills. ҉ Good at playing sports
Those who have high ҉ Tends to remember by
bodily-kinesthetic doing, rather than
intelligence are said hearing or seeing
to be good at body Potential career choices
movement, ҉ Dancer
performing actions, ҉ Builder
and physical control. ҉ Sculptor
People in this area in ҉ Actor
tend to have excellent
hand-eye coordination
and dexterity.
4. Logical-mathematical
Intelligence
Involves strength in Characteristics include
scientific and ҉ Excellent problem-
mathematical reasoning. solving skills
People who are strong in ҉ Enjoy thinking about
logical-mathematical abstract ideas
intelligence are good at ҉ Like conducting
reasoning, recognizing scientific experiments
patterns, and logically
analyzing problems. Potential career choices
These individuals tend to ҉ Scientist
think conceptually about ҉ Mathematician
numbers, relationships, ҉ Computer programmer
and patterns. ҉ Engineer
҉ Accountant
5. Linguistic Intelligence
Involves a strength in Characteristics include
words, both written and ҉ Enjoys reading and
verbal. writing
People who are strong in ҉ Good at debating
linguistic intelligence ҉ Able to explain things
are able to use words well
well, both when writing
and speaking. ҉ Uses humor when telling
These individuals are stories
typically good at writing Potential career choices
stories, memorizing ҉ Writer/journalist
information, and ҉ Lawyer
reading. ҉ teacher
6. Spatial Intelligence
Gardner describes it Characteristics include
as an intelligence ҉ Enjoy reading and
related to visual and writing
spatial judgment. ҉ Good at doing puzzles
People who are ҉ Good at interpreting
graphs, pictures, and
strong in this area charts
are good at ҉ Enjoy drawing,
visualizing things. painting, and visual arts
These individuals are ҉ Recognizes patterns
often good with easily
directions as well as Potential career choices
maps, charts, videos, ҉ Architect
and pictures. ҉ Artist
7. Intrapersonal Intelligence
Involves the ability to Characteristics include
introspect and self-reflect. ҉ Good at analyzing strengths
Individuals who are strong and weaknesses
in this area are good at ҉ Enjoy analyzing theories
being aware of their own and ideas
emotional states, feelings, ҉ Excellent self-awareness
and motivations.
They tend to enjoy self- ҉ Clearly understand the basis
reflection and analysis, for their own motivations
including day-dreaming, and feelings
exploring relationships with Potential career choices
others, and assessing their ҉ Philosopher
personal strengths. ҉ Writer
҉ Theorist
҉ Scientist
8. Interpersonal Intelligence
Involves the ability to Characteristics include
relate to and understand ҉ Good at verbal
other people. communication
Those who have strong ҉ Skilled nonverbal
interpersonal communication
intelligence are good at ҉ See situations from different
understanding and perspectives
interacting with other ҉ Good at resolving conflicts
people. Potential career choices
These individuals are ҉ Psychologist
skilled at assessing ҉ Philosopher
emotions, motivations, ҉ Counselor
and intentions of those ҉ Sales person
around them. ҉ Politician
9. Naturalistic Intelligence
Involves the ability to Characteristics include
recognize patterns and ҉ Interest in subjects such as
relationships in nature. botany, biology, and zoology
Naturalistic is the most
recent addition to Gardner’s ҉ Good at categorizing
theory and has been with information easily
more resistance than his ҉ Likes camping, hiking,
original seven intelligences. gardening, and exploring
According to Gardner, the outdoors
individuals who are high in ҉ Doesn’t enjoy learning
this area are more in tune unfamiliar topics that have
with nature and are often no connections with nature
interested in nurturing,
exploring the environment, Potential career choices
and learning about other ҉ Biologist
species. ҉ Conservationist
These individuals are said to ҉ Gardener
be highly aware of even subtle
changes to their ҉ Farmer
environments.
