What is Multiple Intelligence?

What isMultiple Intelligence?Multiple Intelligences are 8 different ways todemonstrate intellectual ability. It is how youlearn best.

The Multiple Intelligences – HowYou Learn Best1. Visual/Spatial Intelligence2. Verbal/Linguistic Intelligence3. Logical/Mathematical Intelligence4. Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence5. Musical/Rhythmic Intelligence6. Interpersonal Intelligence7. Intrapersonal Intelligence8. Naturalist Intelligence

Visual/Spatial Intelligenceu ability to perceive the visualu think in picturesu need to create vivid mental images to retain informationu looking at maps, charts, pictures, videos, and movies.Skills include:u puzzle building, reading, writing, understanding chartsand graphs, sense of direction, sketching, painting,creating visual metaphors and analogies (perhapsthrough the visual arts), manipulating imagesPossible Career Interests:u Navigators, sculptors, visual artists, inventors, architects,interior designers, mechanics, engineers

Verbal/Linguistic Intelligenceu ability to use words and languageu highly developed auditory skillsu elegant speakersu think in words rather than pictures.Skills include:u listening, speaking, writing, story telling,explaining, teaching, using humor, understandingthe syntax and meaning of words, rememberinginformation, convincing someone of their point ofview, analyzing language usage.Possible Career Interests:u Poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician,translator

uuuuuLogical/Mathematical Intelligenceability to use reason, logic and numberslearners think conceptually in logical and numerical patternsmaking connections between pieces of informationcurious about the world around themask lots of questions and like to do experiments.Skills include:u problem solving, classifying and categorizing information, working withabstract concepts to figure out the relationship of each to the other,handling long chains of reason to make local progressions, doingcontrolled experiments, questioning and wondering about naturalevents, performing complex mathematical calculations, working withgeometric shapesPossible Career Interests:u Scientists, engineers, computer programmers,researchers, accountants, mathematicians

Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligenceu control body movements and handle objects skillfully.u express themselves through movementu good sense of balance and eye-hand co-ordinationu Through interacting with the space around them, theyare able to remember and process information.Skills include:u dancing, physical co-ordination, sports, hands onexperimentation, using body language, crafts, acting,miming, using their hands to create or build, expressingemotions through the bodyuPossible Career Interests:Athletes, physical education teachers, dancers, actors,firefighters, artisans

uMusical/Rhythmic Intelligenceability to produce and appreciate musicu think in sounds, rhythms and patternsu respond to music either appreciating or criticizing whatthey hearu extremely sensitive to environmental sounds (e.g.crickets, bells, dripping taps).Skills include:u singing, whistling, playing musical instruments,recognizing tonal patterns, composing music,remembering melodies, understanding the structureand rhythm of musicPossible Career Interests:u Musician, disc jockey, singer, composer, moviescorer, digital music media

uuuuuuInterpersonal Intelligenceability to relate and understand otherstry to see things from other people's point of view in order to understandhow they think and feeluncanny ability to sense feelings, intentions and motivationsgreat organizers, although they sometimes resort to manipulation.maintain peace in group settings and encourage co-operationuse both verbal and non-verbal language to open communicationchannels with others.Skills include:u seeing things from other perspectives (dual-perspective), listening,using empathy, understanding other people's moods and feelings,counseling, co-operating with groups, noticing people's moods,motivations and intentions, communicating both verbally and nonverbally,building trust, peaceful conflict resolution, establishing positiverelations with other people.Possible Career Interests:u Counselor, salesperson, politician, business person

Intrapersonal Intelligenceu ability to self-reflect and be aware of one's inner state ofbeingu try to understand their inner feelings, dreams, relationshipswith others, and strengths and weaknesses.Skills include:u Recognizing their own strengths and weaknesses,reflecting and analyzing themselves, awareness of theirinner feelings, desires and dreams, evaluating their thinkingpatterns, reasoning with themselves, understanding theirrole in relationship to othersPossible Career Interests:u Researchers, theorists, philosophers

Naturalist Intelligenceu likes to be outside, with animals, geography, andweather; interacting with the surroundings.u learns best by studying natural phenomenon, ina natural setting, learning about how thingswork.Skills include:u categorizing, organizing a living area, planning atrip, preservation, and conservation.Possible Career Interests:Forest Ranger, Landscaper, Geologist, Meteorologist

Which MultipleIntelligence SoundsLike You?