2. Learning Goals:
▪ Describe the theory of multiple intelligences
▪ List each of the 8 multiple intelligence categories
▪ Give examples of each of the multiple intelligence categories
▪ Describe your multiple intelligence strengths and weaknesses
▪ Describe ways that you can use your multiple intelligence
strengths to your benefit in school, work, and in activities you
pursue
3. There are Eight Learning Styles
–Or Multiple Intelligences
▪ Developed by Howard Gardiner
(1983)
▪ Recognizes the differences in
abilities to learn and demonstrate
knowledge
▪ Can be used to identify the
strengths and weaknesses in
learning ability.
▪ People can be strong in multiple
forms of intelligence.
4. Types of Intelligence
Musical:
▪ Rhythm & Harmony
▪ Strong abilities to hear and produce
music
▪ Remembering in pattern, rhyme,
music
▪ Strong auditory skills (listening)
▪ Sensitive to tone, timbre, beats,
and pitch
Visual-Spatial:
▪ Visual (to see) and Spatial (sense of
space or dimension)
▪ Strengths in learning through
seeing (diagrams, pictures, videos)
▪ Strong ability to visualize (see in
your mind)
▪ Able to understand shape, depth,
distance etc. in a theoretical or
real-world context
5. Types of Intelligence
Verbal-Linguistic:
▪ Strong language abilities in
speaking and literacy
▪ Able to communicate well through
speaking or writing
▪ Able to tell stories and
communicate important
information such as dates or
settings within the story
▪ A deep vocabulary
Logical-Mathematical
▪ Logic based and rooted in reason
▪ Abstractions –drawing reason from
situations/patterns
▪ Numeracy skills
▪ An understanding of causality
▪ Critical thinking through logic
6. Types of Intelligence
Bodily-Kinesthetic:
▪ Physical self-awareness
▪ High degree of fine and gross
motor control
▪ Sense of timing and physical
movement
▪ Skills in sport, dance, balance,
athletics
▪ Sense of purpose in physical action
Naturalistic:
▪ Strong connected understanding to
one’s surroundings
▪ Nurturing and caring for ones
environment
▪ Strong ability to identify species
and interconnections between
them
▪ Strong sense of ethics and the
holistic nature of life
7. Types of Intelligence
Interpersonal:
▪ Strong social interactive skill
▪ Sensitive to the thoughts and
emotions of others
▪ Cooperative and mediating skills
▪ Ability to empathize with others
▪ Can be a leader or follower
Intrapersonal:
▪ Strong introspective or reflective
skills
▪ Ability to know and understand
one’s self
▪ Able to predict responses and
reactions
▪ Sense of personal understanding
and ability
8. Learning About Your Multiple Intelligences
Page 1:
▪ Look at each intelligence and highlight
items that you do or have done in the
past
Page 2:
▪ Based on the examples on page 1, fill in
appropriate examples of things that you
have done in your life for each section.
▪ If you have never done anything for a
given section leave it blank.
Take the Test:
▪ Answer all questions
▪ Total your scores
▪ Graph your scores on the graph provided
9. Where Did You Score?
Reflect and Write
▪ What were your highest scores?
▪ What were your lowest scores?
▪ Did you expect these scores?
▪ What do you think you would be really
good at based on this knowledge?
▪ How do you think you can use this
knowledge to your benefit?
▪ What will you do differently in school
based on this knowledge?
10. TEAM COMPETITION!
Team 1:
Visual, Logical, Bodily, Intrapersonal
Word Tennis
Looking for examples relating to each
category
First pair pause for 3 seconds or repeat
an answer loses the point.
Team 2:
Verbal, Musical, Natural, Interpersonal
The Category is…
▪ Visual intelligence/learning
▪ Musical/Auditory intelligence/learning
▪ Naturalistic intelligence/learning
▪ Bodily/Kinesthetic intelligence/learning
▪ Intrapersonal intelligence/learning
▪ Interpersonal intelligence/learning
▪ Verbal/Linguistic intelligence/learning
▪ Logical/Mathematical intelligence/learning
11. Learning Goals:
▪ Describe the theory of multiple intelligences
▪ List each of the 8 multiple intelligence categories
▪ Give examples of each of the multiple intelligence categories
▪ Describe your multiple intelligence strengths and weaknesses
▪ Describe ways that you can use your multiple intelligence
strengths to your benefit in school, work, and in activities you
pursue
