Gardners Multiple Intelligences

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Gardners Multiple Intelligences
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Linguistic word smart

• Ability to use language to describe events
• Have highly developed auditory skills and often
  think in words
• Like reading, playing word games, making up
  poetry or stories
• Taught by encouraging them to say, see words,
  read books together

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Logical-mathematicalnumber/reasoning smart

• Capacity to solve problems logically
• Investigate issues scientifically
• Think conceptually, abstractly and are able to
  see and explore patterns and relationships
• Like to experiment, solve puzzles, ask cosmic
  questions

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Intrapersonal self smart

• Ability to assess ones own strengths,
  weaknesses, talents, and interests and use them
  to set goals, to understand oneself and be of
  service to others
• Tend to shy away from others
• Can be taught through independent studies and
  introspection

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Musical music smart

• Ability to understand and develop musical
  technique
• Show sensitivity to rhythm and sound
• Love music, but are also sensitive to other
  sounds in their environment
• May study better with music in the background
• Taught by turning lessons in lyrics, speaking
  rhythmically, tapping out time

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Naturalisticnature smart

• Ability to recognize and classify plants,
  minerals and animals
• Have a greater sensitivity to nature and their
  place within it
• Learn best when subject includes collecting and
  analyzing, or is closely related to something
  prominent in nature

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Interpersonal people smart

• Ability to organize people and communicate
  effectively (leadership qualities)
• Learn through interaction
• Can be taught through group activities, seminars,
  dialogues

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Visual/Spatial picture smart

• Ability to perceive and represent the
  visual-spatial world accurately
• Think in terms of physical space
• Very aware of their environments
• Can be taught through drawing, verbal and
  physical imagery

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Bodily Kinesthetic body smart

• Keen sense of body awareness
• Ability to use mental abilities to coordinate
  bodily movements
• Communicate well through body language
• Taught through physical activity, hands-on
  learning, acting out, role playing.

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Percentage of Population for each of Gardners
Intelligences
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• Gardner's Intelligence Quiz

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Discussion Topic

• Share a time when you observed or used Gardners
  Intelligences in your teaching to target the
  different learning styles of your students.