MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Howard Gardner

LOGICAL-MATHEMATICAL: ability to rapidly problem solve in non-verbalareas.

*questioner

*loves to devise and test out experiments

*loves to explore patterns, relationships, and solve problems

*loves logical puzzles, reasoning games, and computers

*can compute arithmetic problems quickly in his/her head.

MUSICAL: capacity to compose music, create rhythms, achieve perfect pitch and correct tones, and the ability to hear and analyze rhythm, pitch, and tone.

*loves music

*sings, hums, and moves to music when you put on a piece of

music.

*might play a musical instrument, remembers melodies of songs

keeps time to music

*acutely aware of nonverbal sounds around him/her

BODILY-KINESTHETIC: excellent control over bodily movements, sometimes localized to specific muscle groups.

*processes knowledge through bodily sensations

*can be very athletic or show excellent fine motor skills for crafts,

drawings, or fixing things

*constantly uses body language and gestures

*needs to move whether in physical activities or squirming around

*touches others when talking to them

VERBAL-LINGUISTIC: gift in the use of language, either spoken or written.

*has good auditory skills and enjoys words

*good memory for names, dates, places, and trivia

*loves books and telling stories

*appreciates language, nursery rhymes, poetry, tongue twisters

SPATIAL: awareness of the orientation of one’s body (navigation, off-trail exploring). Visualization and rotation of objects in space.

*visualizer, thinks in visual terms

*loves mazes, puzzles, drawing, designing, building with blocks,

daydreaming

*loves machines and makes up inventions

*can easily read maps and charts

*likes movies, slides, and photographs

INTERPERSONAL: capacity to notice distinctions among others, in particular contrasts in their moods, temperaments, motivations, and intentions.

*sociable

*has many friends, understands people

*can mediate disputes

*joiners in activities

*enjoys group games and can pick up on other’s feelings

INTRAPERSONAL: knowledge of the internal self, one’s own inner life. Ability to label one’s experience and to use this awareness to guide one’s own behavior.

*strong personality who prefers isolation

*strong sense of independence; deep awareness of own inner

feelings, dreams, and ideas.

*inner wisdom, intuitive ability

*likes to pursue personal interest or hobby and seems to have a

deep sense of self-confidence.