2. Linguistic Intelligence
Think in words
Love reading, writing, telling stories,
playing word games
Need: books, tapes, writing tools,
paper, diaries, stories, debate
Teaching materials: books, tapes,
recorders
Effective activities: brainstorming,
journal keeping, publishing
Kind of tests: reading tests, language
tests
3. Logical mathematical
Think by reasoning
Love experimenting,
questioning, figuring out
logical puzzles
Need materials to experiment
with, science materials,
manipulatives, science
museums
Teaching materials:
calculators, science
equipment
Effective activities: heuristics,
calculations, science thinking
Kind of tests: piagetian
assessments, math
achievement tests
4. Intrapersonal
Think in relation to their needs, feelings,
and goals.
Love setting goals, mediating,
planning
Need secret places, time alone,
choices
Teaching materials: self-checking
materials, journals, materials for
projects
Effective activities: choice time,
feeling-toned moments, personal
connections
Kind of tests: projective tests, tests of
emotional intelligence
5. Interpersonal
Think by bouncing ideas off
other people
Love leading, organizing,
relating, partying
Need friends, group
games, community events,
clubs
Teaching materials: board
games, party supplies
Effective activities: board
games, cooperative
groups, peer sharing,
simulations
Kind of tests: sociograms,
interpersonal projective
tests
6. Body Kinesthetic
Think through somatic sensations
Love dancing, running, touching,
gesturing
Need: role play, drama,
movement, building things
Teaching materials: building
tools, clay, sports equipment,
tactile learning.
Effective activities: body maps,
classroom theater
Kind of tests: manual dexterity
tests, some motor subtests
7. Spatial
Think in images and pictures
Love designing, drawing, visualizing
Need art, videos, movies, slides, trips
to art museums
Teaching materials: graphs, maps,
video, cameras, picture library
Effective activities: color cues, graphic
symbols, idea sketching
Kind of tests: visual memory and
visual-motor tests, art aptitude tests
8. Musical
Think in via rhythms and melodies
Love singing, tapping feet and
hands, listening
Need sing-along time, trips to
concerts, playing music
Effective activities: discographies,
mood music, musical concepts,
songs, super memory music
Teaching materials: tape
recorder, tape collection, musical
instruments
9. Naturalist
Think through nature and natural
forms
Love playing with pets, raising
animals, caring for planet earth.
Need access to nature,
opportunities for interacting with
animals, tools for investigating
nature.
Teaching Materials: plants,
animals, gardening tools.
Effective activities: Nature walks,
plants as props, windows onto
learning.
Kind of tests: tests that include
questions about animals, plants
or natural settings.
10. Sample Activities
Linguistic Intelligence: students
listen to a verbal explanation of
the function of punctuation
marks, read sentences having
examples of each mark and
they have to complete the
worksheet filling their own
marks.
11. Sample Activities
Musical Intelligence:
students make up different
sounds for the punctuation
marks and then make these
sounds in unison as different
students read sample
sentences requiring the use
of the four marks
12. Reference:
Armstrong, Thomas. Multiple Intelligences
in the Classroom (3rd Edition). Alexandria,
VA, USA: Association for Supervision &
Curriculum Development (ASCD), 2009.
ProQuest ebrary. Web. 19 July 2015.