Transcript Types of Multiple Intelligences

Types of Multiple
Intelligences
VERBAL/LINGUISTIC
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Well-developed verbal skills and
sensitivity to the sounds, meanings and
rhythms of words
People who demonstrate strength in the
language arts: speaking, writing, note
taking, reading, and listening.
MATHEMATICAL/LOGICAL
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Ability to think conceptually and
abstractly, and capacity to discern
logical or numerical patterns
People who display an aptitude for
numbers, reasoning, formulas, and
problem solving.
VISUAL/SPATIAL
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Capacity to think in images and
pictures, to visualize accurately and
abstractly.
They like to see what you are talking
about in order to understand.
They enjoy charts, graphs, diagrams,
tables, illustrations, or anything eye
catching.
BODILY/KINESTHETIC
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Ability to control one's body movements
and to handle objects skillfully
People who experience learning best
through activity: experiments,
movement, hands-on tasks, building.
These people are often labeled "overly
active"
MUSICAL/RHYTHMIC
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Ability to produce and appreciate
rhythm, pitch, and timber.
People who learn well through patterns,
rhythms, instruments, and musical
expression.
These people often use tricks such as
pneumonic devices or jingles to help
them memorize information.
INTERPERSONAL
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Capacity to detect and respond
appropriately to the moods, motivations
and desires of others
They do their best learning
cooperatively in groups or with a
partner.
These people are typically identified as
"talkative" or "too concerned about
being social“.
INTRAPERSONAL
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Capacity to be self-aware and in tune
with inner feelings, values, beliefs and
thinking processes
People who are especially in touch with
their own feelings, values, and ideas.
They tend to be reserved, but they are
quite intuitive about what they learn
and how it relates to themselves.