Transcript Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Theory “It’s not

MULTIPLE
INTELLIGENCES
THEORY
• Howard Gardiner- Professor of
Cognition and Education at the Harvard
Graduate School of Education
• Get out a paper and put your name and hour at
the top. Also, put the heading of Multiple
Intelligences.
• Fold the paper in half the hamburger way.
• Then fold it in half the hamburger way again.
• Then you’ll have a paper with four boxes on the
front and four on the back. Number the boxes
1-8.
Box # 1
What does
“smart” mean?
I think “smart” means….
Box # 2
Who decides
if a person is
smart and
how is it
determined?
Smart is determined by
____ and they use
_______ to decide.
Howard Gardner’s
Multiple Intelligences Theory
“It’s not how smart you are; it’s how you are smart.”
Linguistic Intelligence: Word Smart
Musical Intelligence: Music Smart
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence: Logic/Math Smart
Spatial Intelligence: Picture Smart
Bodily- Kinesthetic Intelligence: Body Smart
Intrapersonal Intelligence: Self Smart
Interpersonal Intelligence: People Smart
Naturalistic Intelligence: Nature/Reality Smart
Look at the eight
intelligences (“smarts”) on
the wall above the screen.
Which ONE do you predict
will be your strongest area?
Take your best guess.
Box # 3
I think my strength
is ______ smart
and ______ others
did too.
• Locate with your eyes, the
white sign that represents the
area you guessed would be
your strongest.
•
Go and stand as close to
you can to the sign.
• Take only yourself. Leave all
your stuff at your desk.
Complete the Survey
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Part I
Complete each section by placing a “1” next to each statement you feel accurately describes you.
If you do not identify with a statement, leave the space provided blank. Then total the column in
each section.
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• Section 1
• __1__ I enjoy categorizing things by common traits (making lists)
• _____ Ecological issues are important to me (ecological means the
relationship between living things and the environment they live in)
• __1__ Hiking and camping are enjoyable activities
• _____ I enjoy working on a garden
• _____ I believe preserving our National Parks is important
• _____ Putting things in order by their importance makes sense to me
• __1__ Animals/ pets are important in my life
• _____ My home has a recycling system in place
• _____ I enjoy studying biology, botany and/or zoology
• __1__ I spend a great deal of time outdoors
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__4__ TOTAL for Section 1 X10 = _____40______
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BOX # 4
• My strengths are….
• (scores of 80-100)
• I am OK in ….
(scores of 40-70)
• I need to stretch myself
in….
• (scores of 0-30)
Box # 5
I found out that I am
________ smart and ____
others are too.
Look at your highest
strength. Go and stand
under the sign.
Box # 1 revisited
The dictionary definition of
“smart” is mentally alert or bright.
What is an
“intelligence”
according to
Howard
Gardner?
Gardner says, “An intelligence is an ability
to solve problems and/or create solutions.”
• They also tend to favor
• Each of us is born
those that most closely
with all of these
fit their own personal
intelligences, but
mental wiring (learning
individuals tend to
style). To truly prepare
develop those
a student to be
successful in life ALL
valued most by their
students need to
culture (home,
develop ALL their
school, church,
intelligences.
community).
First & Last Name
Hour
Multiple Intelligences page 2
Nature SmartNaturalistic Intelligence
Word SmartLinguistic Intelligence
Music Smart
Musical Intelligence
Picture Smart
Spatial Intelligence
For each intelligence,
write down the following:
• What 2 things could you do • Why would we
more of to increase in this
want them at a
area?
party? (party+)
#1
#2
• Why would we
not want them
• What would punished a
at a party?
person with a strength in
(party -)
this area? (punishment )
Naturalistic Intelligence: Nature/ Reality Smart
• likes to hike, camp and be outdoors
• enjoys caring for and interacting with animals
• cares about environmental issues
• enjoys identifying and classifying different plants, flowers & animals
• enjoys growing things (flowers, gardens, etc.)
• appreciates the impact of nature on people
• understands the impact of people on nature (carbon footprint)
• wants a practical application of knowledge
Linguistic Intelligence: Word Smart
• most essential for success in school
• likes to write
• likes to tell jokes and stories
• has a good memory for names, places, dates, or trivia
• enjoys reading books
• Learns new words
• spells easily and accurately
• appreciates rhymes , tongue twisters, the sounds and rhythms of
language
• likes playing games such as crossword puzzles or Scrabble
Musical Intelligence: Music Smart
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intelligence least valued by our culture
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play a musical instrument and/or sings
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remember melodies of songs
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tell you when a musical note is off key
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say they need to have music in order to study
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collects music
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sing songs to themselves
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notices background and environmental sounds
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keep time rhythmically to music
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sensitive to melody and tune
Spatial Intelligence: Picture Smart
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spends free time engaged in art activities
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likes to draw or doodle
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uses color to organize things
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Sees clear visual images when thinking or reading about something (they can picture it in their head)
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likes to be shown movies, or photographs that are well done
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easily reads maps, charts, and diagrams
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draws accurate representations of people or things
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enjoys jigsaw puzzles or mazes
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daydreams a lot
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likes to draw, build and design
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enjoys pattern and geometry in math
This is the way a Picture Smart person might fill in the graph.
Notice that the score for # 4 is 100%.
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Logical-Mathematical Intelligence: Logic/Math Smart
• most valued by our culture
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can compute arithmetic problems quickly in their head
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enjoy computer games and puzzles like Sudoku
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ask questions like, “Where does the universe end?” or “When did time begin?”
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Play chess checkers or other strategy games and win
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reason things out logically, clearly & systematically
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devise experiments to test out things they don’t understand
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notices and uses numbers, shapes and patterns
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organizes thoughts
Bodily- Kinesthetic Intelligence: Body Smart
 loves to learn by doing
 does well in competitive sports
 engages in physical activities such as swimming, biking, hiking, skateboarding
 needs to have frequent contact with others, especially when talking to them
 enjoy scary amusement park rides
 demonstrates skill in “hands-on” activities like woodworking, sewing, or carving
 can imitate other peoples gestures, mannerisms or behaviors
 move, twitch, tap, or fidget while sitting in a chair (they’re just wiggly)
 coordinated and agile
Intrapersonal Intelligence: Self Smart
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independent and strong-willed
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has and expresses strong opinions on controversial subjects
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seems to live in their own private, inner world; daydreams
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likes to be alone to complete projects and pursue interests and hobbies
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seems to have a deep sense of self-confidence
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marches to the beat of their own drum (doesn’t feel a need to dress, act or behave like
everyone else)
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self motivated; sets and achieves personal goals
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knows their own strengths and weaknesses
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is insightful and reflective
Interpersonal Intelligence: People Smart
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enjoys group games and learning situations
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understands the feelings of others; sympathetic
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has lots of friends
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prefers group problem solving
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can mediate conflicts at school and at home
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understands and recognizes stereotypes and prejudices
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volunteers help when others need it
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socializes a great deal at school or around the neighborhood
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gets involved in after school activities
Box 6: Set a goal to turn one of your
weak areas into a strong one.
My goal is to improve my ___ smart
by…
What was the most interesting or
surprising thing you learned about
Multiple Intelligences? Explain why.
The most interesting/surprising thing I
learned about Multiple Intelligences
was…
Can teachers teach to ALL of the
intelligences ALL of the time?
Box 7: What do I do when my
teacher doesn’t teach the way