Multiple Intelligences What are the Multiple Intelligences There

Multiple Intelligences

What are the Multiple Intelligences? • There is no single measure of intelligence • There alternative ways for people to learn: there are many intelligences • Each of us has all of these “intelligences” to some degree Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 2

Claim Your Multiple Intelligences • Verbal/linguistic – Learns best by speaking, writing, reading, listening • Mathematical/logical – Good with numbers, logic, problem solving, patterns, categories Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 3

Claim Your Multiple Intelligences • Visual/spatial – Thinks in images and pictures – Understands best by seeing the subject • Bodily/kinesthetic – Prefers physical activity – Would rather participate than watch Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 4

Claim Your Multiple Intelligences • Musical/rhythmic – Enjoys musical expression – Sensitive to sounds • Naturalist – Loves outdoors – Excels in observing fine distinctions among similar items Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 5

Claim Your Multiple Intelligences • Intrapersonal – Exceptionally aware of own feelings and values – Generally reserved, self-motivated, intuitive • Interpersonal – Outgoing – Does well with cooperative learning – Good leaders Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 6