TS Chapter 3 Part 1 - Multiple Intelligence Howard Gardner

This is Thinking Skills Chapter 3 Part 1. Questions may differ for other batch. September Intake 2023 students created this.

Who spoke this?

1) “The Goal of Education is to Help People Use Their Minds Better”

2) “Anything that is worth teaching can be presented in many different ways. These multiple ways can make use of our multiple intelligences.”

Howard Gardner

“The ability to learn, understand, and make judgements or have opinions that are based on reasons” - Cambridge Dictionary

“Capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc” – Dictionary.com

The definition of?

Intelligence

Howard Gardner in his book Frames of Mind (1983) proposed that intelligence is not a single unit.
How many distinct of intelligences did Howard Gardner propose?

8

8 Types of Intelligence
Which type of Intelligence do these belong to?

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“Sensitivity to language, meanings, relationship among words.”

“Found In: Novelist, poet, copywriter, editor.”

“Demonstrate strength in language: speaking, writing, reading, listening (literary aspect)”

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Verbal / Linguistic

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“Constitutes abstract thought, precision, counting, organization and logical structure.”

“Found in: Mathematician, scientist, engineer, accountant.”

“Display an aptitude for numbers, reasoning and problem solving.”

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Logical / Mathematical

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Possess powers of: keen observation, visual thinking, mental images, sense of gestalt, metaphor.

Found in: Architects, painters, naturalists, theoretical physicists.

Enjoy charts, graphs, maps, tables, illustrations, art, puzzles, costumes – anything eye catching.

Can visualize objects better, such as images, illustrations, maps, charts, videos, and the like.

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Visual / Spatial

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Sensitivity to pitch, rhythm, timbre, emotional power, complex organization.

Found in: Performer, composer, conductor, recording engineer, maker of musical instruments.

Learn well through songs, patterns, rhythms, instruments and musical expression.

Have good thinking in rhythms, sounds, or patterns.

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Musical / Rhythmic

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Control of one’s body, timing, trained responses.

Found In: Dancer, athlete, inventor, surgeon, mechanically gifted

Learn best through activity: games, movement, hands-on tasks, building things

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Body / Kinesthetic

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High level of sensitivity to others, consideration of others.

Found in: teacher, politician, religious leader, counselor, sales person

Noticeably people oriented and outgoing, and do their learning cooperatively in groups or with a partner.

Proficient at coaching, customer service, mental health counseling, sales, etc.

This type of intelligence enables better public dealing, as these people can better evaluate other people’s emotions, moods, desires, and motivations.

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Interpersonal

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Developed sense of self.

Found in: novelist, wise elder, philosopher, teacher, counselor.

Tend to better understand and evaluate their own emotions, motivations, and relationship with others.

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Intrapersonal

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Love the outdoors, animals, field trips. The traditional classroom environment has not been accommodating to these group.

Biologists, gardeners, farmers, animal trainers, and geologists have an in-depth understanding of nature.

Be in tune with nature.

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Naturalist