Howard Gardner proposed there are eight types of intelligence: linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalistic. He believed instruction should engage all intelligences through varied activities like role-playing, arts, and computer games. Teachers should assess students in different ways and use diverse tools in the classroom to accommodate the multiple intelligences of each child. When teaching, considering each student's strengths will help them learn in the optimal way.

1. Howard Gardner’s Theory
of Multiple Intelligences
A. Loftus

2. Cognitive Theorist
• Definition of Intelligence: the ability to gain
knowledge, apply knowledge, manipulate
one’s environment, and think abstractly.
• Gardner believed individuals use eight
different intelligences to perceive and
understand the world.

3. 8 Intelligences
• 1. Linguistic-verbal
• 2. Logical-
mathematical
• 3. Spatial- visual
• 4. Body- kinesthetic
• 5. Musical
• 6. Interpersonal
• 7. Intrapersonal
• 8. Naturalistic

4. Classroom Implications
• In the classroom the students will use
different types of intelligence to gain and use
knowledge!
• Gardner suggests that instructional methods
should include a variety of activities that
support all intelligences.
– Ex. Physical education, role-playing, arts,
cooperative learning, and creative play.

5. Classroom Implications Cont.
• Teachers and other
administration
should also use a
variety of methods
to test and assess
students!

6. Technology
• A classroom filled with children with different
types of intelligences requires a diverse set of
tools to absorb information.
• Example: A child might learn visually and use a
computer game or power point presentation
to learn the best.
• Example: A child is musically intelligent and
uses songs and rhymes from a CD or computer
to memorize information.

7. For my own teaching…
• When I become a
teacher, I will look for
the signs of different
intelligences within my
classroom and try to
adjust my lessons to
help the students learn
in the best way
possible!

8. Credits
• Pictures:
– http://www.cfkeep.org/html/phpThumb.php?src=
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– http://classroomchoreography.files.wordpress.co
m/2010/05/multiple-intelligences.jpg
– http://www.brainbasedbusiness.com/uploads/mi-
thumb.gif
– http://lmfarley.com/wp-
content/uploads/2009/08/Multiple-Intelligence-
wordle.JPG

9. Credits
• Information:
– Shelly, Gunter, Gunter. Integrating Technology and
Digital Media in the Classroom. 2010 Course
Technology.
– Meece, Daniels. Child and Adolescent
Development for Educators. McGraw Hill, 2008.