Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Sam and Elise

Background

• Three general categories– Visual– Auditory– Kinesthetic

• Theory of Multiple Intelligences– Developed by Howard Gardner in 1983 (7) and

1999 (2)– Expands of the three categories

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Verbal-Linguistic• Description– Written and spoken words– Interpretation and explanation via language– Good at understanding relationship between

communication and meaning

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Verbal-Linguistic• Tasks and activities– Editing papers– Giving speeches– Listing pros and cons– Writing directions

• CareersLawyers, teachers, historians, writers, TV and radio presenters

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Logical-Mathematical

• Description– Analyzing problems– Detecting patterns– Performing calculations– Scientific reasoning– Understanding cause and effect

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Logical-Mathematical

• Tasks and activities– Create a process– Devising strategies– Mental math

• CareersBankers, Engineers, Scientists, Statisticians

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Musical• Description– Awareness, appreciation and use of sound– Recognizing tone and rhythm– Understanding relationship between sound and

feeling

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Musical

• Tasks and activities– Teaching someone how to play

an instrument– Partake in choir and/or band– Whistling – Composing music

• CareersComposer, Music Producer, Singer, Voice Coach, DJ

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Bodily Kinesthetic

• Description– Eye and body coordination– Manual dexterity– Physical agility and balance

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Bodily Kinesthetic

• Tasks and Activities– Demonstrating a sports

technique– Interpreting sign language– Riding a horse– Catching objects

• CareersAthletes, Dancers, Phy. Ed. Teachers, Nurses, Sign-language Interpreters

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Spatial-Visual• Descriptions– Interpretation and creation of visual images,

pictorial imagination and expression– Understands relationships between images and

meanings and between space and effect

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Spatial-Visual• Tasks and activities– Designing a building– Interpreting a painting– Organize a storage room– Painting a landscape– Composing a photograph

• CareersArtists, Architects, Graphic Designers, Photographers, Sculptors

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Interpersonal• Description– Ability to relate to others– Interpretation of behavior and communications– Understands the relationship between people and

their situations

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Interpersonal

• Tasks and activities– Coach or council another person– Demonstrate feelings through

body language– Interpret moods from facial

expressions– Mentoring

• CareersCare givers, Coaches, Counselors, Teachers, Therapists, HR professional

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Intrapersonal• Description– One’s relationship to others and the world– Personal objectivity– The capability to understand oneself– One’s ability to react to change

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Intrapersonal• Tasks and activities– Aware of inner feelings– Ability to decide one’s own

personal changes and how to achieve them

• CareersResearchers, Theorists, Philosophers

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Naturalist

• Description– Recognize relationship with natural world– Apply science theory to life

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Naturalist

• Tasks and activities– Recognizing and

categorizing plants, animals and other objects in nature

• CareersScientist, Naturalist, Landscape Architect, Farmer, Zoologist, DNR

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Existential

• Description– Reflective– Deep thinking– Capacity to tackle deep questions about human

existence (What is the meaning of life? Why do we die? How do we get here?)

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Existential• Tasks and activities– Designing abstract theories– Understanding philosophical

questions• Careers

Philosopher, Scientist, Theologian

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MI and Adolescents• Middle School and Junior High– Time where Adolescents start to discover what

types of MI’s they have– Discovering personal identity and who/what they

want to be when they grow up

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Conclusion• Nine different forms of intelligences• All learn differently • Need for Inclusion is huge!– Developing personal identity– Frame of mind constantly changing

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Sources• “Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences” (2010). Faculty Development

and Instructional Design Center. Northern Illinois University. http://www.niu.edu/facdev/resources/guide/learning/howard_gardner_theory_multiple_intelligences.pdf. Accessed on 5 January, 2014.

• “Multiple Intelligence (MI) – Howard Gardner.” Cortland University. http://web.cortland.edu/andersmd/learning/mi%20theory.htm. Accessed on 5 January, 2014.

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