Multiple. Intelligence The ability to solve problems or to create products that are valued within...

multiple Intelligence The ability to solve problems or to create products that are valued within one or more cultural settings. Gardner, 1993. Multiple Intelligences and Careers Howard Gardner's 9 Multiple Intelligences 1. Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence -- well- developed verbal skills and sensitivity to the sounds, meanings and rhythms of words Careers Associated with Verbal Intelligence : - lawyer legal assistant comedian editor historian -interpreter journalist lawyer librarian - manager novelist orator philosopher play writer poet politician proof reader - psychotherapist public speaker - public relations person reporter sales people - secretary social scientist story teller - supervisor talk show host teacher - technical writer translator writer 2. Mathematical-Logical Intelligence -- ability to think conceptually and abstractly, and capacity to discern logical or numerical patterns Howard Gardner's 9 Multiple Intelligences Careers Associated with Logical-mathematical Intelligence : - accountant - bookkeeper - analyst - banker - investment broker - lawyer/para-legal - biologist - chemist - microbiologist - pharmacist physician - chess player - computer programmer - economist - city planner -engineer - financial service inventor - logician - mathematician - mechanic/mechanical engineer technologist - programmer - records clerks researcher - scientist - statistician - tax accountant 3. Musical Intelligence -- ability to produce and appreciate rhythm, pitch and timber Howard Gardner's 9 Multiple Intelligences Careers Associated with Musical Intelligence : -conductor - composer - band member -choir director - critic - dancer - disc jockey -figure skater - instrumentalist - instrumental instructor - music critic - musical performer -music teacher - music therapist -professional performer - recording technician - rock group - singer - song writer - sound engineer - teacher - violinist 4. Visual-Spatial Intelligence -- capacity to think in images and pictures, to visualize accurately and abstractly Howard Gardner's 9 Multiple Intelligences Careers Associated with Spatial Intelligence : - photographer - graphic designer - advertiser - architect - artist - builder carpenter - cartographer - chess player - coach - commercial artist - computer specialist - craftsperson - decorator - dentist - draftsperson/drafting engineer - engineer - fashion designer - film editor/director - furniture restorer - geographer - geometrician - industrial design - interior designer - inventor - landscape architect/designer - makeup artist - mechanic - navigator - outdoors guide - painter - pilot - sailor - sculptor seamstress - set designer - sign painter - surgeon - surveyor - tailor - urban planner 5. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence -- ability to control one's body movements and to handle objects skillfully Howard Gardner's 9 Multiple Intelligences Careers Associated with Bodily- Kinesthetic Intelligence : - acrobat - dancer - aerobic teacher - coach - physical education teacher - athlete ballet dancer - actor - actress - drama coach - jockey - rodeo rider - equestrian - assembler - building trade person - carpenter - choreographer - clown - massage therapist gymnast - pianist - commercial artist - construction worker - craftsperson - inventor - juggler - magician -manual laborer - mechanic - mime -physical therapist - sculptor - stunt people - surgeon - trainer - architect 6. Interpersonal Intelligence -- capacity to detect and respond appropriately to the moods, motivations and desires of others. Howard Gardner's 9 Multiple Intelligences Careers Associated with Interpersonal Intelligence: - teacher - therapist - travel agent/counselor - business person - chess player - child care worker - clergyman - coach - community organizer - consumer service advocate - counselor - homemaker - manager - mediator - nurse - politician - probation officer psychologist - psychotherapist - public relation - promoter receptionist - recreation assistant -religious leader - salesperson - waiter/waitress - secretary - social leader - social director - social worker 7. Intrapersonal Intelligence -- capacity to be self-aware and in tune with inner feelings, values, beliefs and thinking processes Howard Gardner's 9 Multiple Intelligences Careers Associated with Intrapersonal Intelligence: -entrepreneur - consultant - counselor -creative writer - guru - leadership trainer -philosopher psychiatrist - psychologist -psychotherapist researcher - self employed people - spiritual counselor - Therapist - writer 8. Naturalist Intelligence -- ability to recognize and categorize plants, animals and other objects in nature Howard Gardner's 9 Multiple Intelligences Careers Associated with Naturalist Intelligence : - biologist - botanist - chef - environmentalist -landscape artist - navigator - park ranger -Sailor - veterinarian - weather tracking specialist - zoo keeper - animal handler - anthropologist - astronomer 9. Existential Intelligence -- sensitivity and capacity to tackle deep questions about human existence, such as the meaning of life, why do we die, and how did we get here. Howard Gardner's 9 Multiple Intelligences Careers Associated with Existential Intelligence: -Counselors psychologists -social worker -motivational speakers - human resources workers -independent business -ministry -Philosopher - theoretical scientist - psychiatrist