Dr. Gardner identified eight types of intelligence: linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalist. Each person possesses all eight intelligences to varying degrees. While intelligence refers to innate abilities, thinking refers to how those abilities are applied. People can be intelligent in some areas but lack strong thinking skills. Overall, the concept of a single measure of intelligence does not fully capture the diverse range of human abilities.

1. Intelligence: an overview
“its not how smart you are, it’s how you are smart”
By: Chelsia Bates

2. Intelligence: the basics
• Dr. Gardner discovered the
eight different types of
intelligence
• Intelligence refers to how we
are wired
• Thinking refers to how we use
our intelligence
• People can be intelligent but
have poor thinking skills

3. Linguistic Intelligence
“word smart”
Definition: capacity to use language, your native language, and
perhaps other languages, to express what's on your mind and to
understand other people
Linguistic Intelligence traits: like to read, like to write, like to listen,
good at spelling, good memory for general knowledge.

4. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence
“number/reasoning smart”
Definition: the capacity to reason, calculate, recognize patterns and
handle logical thinking.
Logical-mathematical Intelligence traits: likes to count, likes to
be organized, good at problem solving.

5. Spatial Intelligence
“picture smart”
Definition: intelligence refers to the ancient hunter-gatherer ability
to represent the outer world internally in your mind. It gives you the
ability to know where you are in space.
Traits: likes art, drawing, sculpting, painting, good at reading maps,
thinks in pictures, can visualize or imagine vividly.

6. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence
“body smart”
Definition: the capacity to use your whole body or parts of your
body: (your hands, your fingers, your arms), to solve a problem,
make something, or put on some kind of production.
Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence traits: good sense of balance,
good sense of rhythm, is graceful in movements, good hand-eye
coordination, can communicate ideas through gesture.

7. Musical Intelligence
“music smart”
Definition: The ability to compose songs and music, sing and play
instruments and appreciate all kinds of music. Also having a strong
sense of universal harmony and awareness of patterns in life.
Musical Intelligence traits: sensitive to sound patterns, has a good
sense of pitch and rhythm, aware of complex structure of musical
notes.

8. Interpersonal Intelligence
“people smart”
Definition: the ability to work well with other people, to understand
and 'get' them, to be aware of their motivations, their goals, their
stated and unstated intentions. It's about being a 'people person'
able to empathize with others.
Interpersonal Intelligence traits: good at negotiating, enjoys
company, gets on well with others, likes team work, sensitive to the
feelings of others.

9. Intrapersonal Intelligence
“self smart”
Definition: the ability to access, understand and communicate one's
own inner feelings.
Intrapersonal Intelligence traits: self-knowledge, deeply aware of
one’s own feelings, good at following instincts, self motivated.

10. Naturalist Intelligence
“nature smart”
Definition: the ability to see patterns in nature and work in natural
environment with livestock, wildlife, plants etc.
Naturalist Intelligence traits: feels at their best in nature, sensitive
to ecology, sensitive to environmental and animal abuse.

11. Conclusion
• Each person has every one
of these intelligences
• People are stronger in some
intelligences and weaker in
others
• The idea of standard
“intelligence” does not
sufficiently encompass the
different abilities that
humans have