Transcript Multiple intelligences

On a sheet of paper, list as many
things as you can think of that can be
done with a piece of paper
(school appropriate, please  ).
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Fold it
Write on it
Draw a picture
Play hangman
Make a paper airplane
Crumple it into a ball and throw it
Write a poem on it
Make a list on it
Write a note to a friend
Step on it
Tear it
Use it for origami
Make a target and spit balls out of it
Roll it into a tube and look through it
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Do homework on it
Solve a math problem on it
Give it to a friend who doesn’t have any
Write a short story on it
Light a fire with it
Compose a song or write lyrics on it
Keep crinkling it up and rubbing the
pieces together until it’s really soft and
then use it as a tissue
GARDNER’S DEFINITION OF INTELLIGENCE:
“The ability to solve problems, create
products, and/or provide services that
the community values.”
Based on this definition, there are eight
different kinds of “intelligences,” also
known as “learning styles.”
LINGUISTIC LEARNER - "THE WORD
PLAYER"
Likes:
• Reading
• Writing
• Telling Stories
• Playing Word
Games, Etc.
LOGICAL / MATHEMATICAL LEARNER "THE QUESTIONER"
Likes:
• Working with numbers
• Asking questions
• Solving problems
• Experimenting
• Noticing patterns, etc.
SPATIAL LEARNER - "THE
VISUALIZER"
Likes:
• Drawing
• Designing
• Building
• Creating
• Imagining
MUSICAL LEARNER - "THE MUSIC
LOVER"
Likes:
• Singing
• Playing instruments
• Listening to and
creating music
BODILY/KINESTHETIC LEARNER "THE MOVER"
Likes:
• Physical activity
• Sports
• Dancing
• Acting
INTERPERSONAL LEARNER - "THE
SOCIALIZER"
Likes:
• Talking to people
• Being in groups
• Knowing and being friends
with LOTS of people
INTRAPERSONAL LEARNER - "THE
INDIVIDUAL"
Likes:
• Working alone
• Pursuing personal interests
• Having his/her space
NATURALIST INTELLIGENCE – “THE
EXPLORER”
Likes:
• Outdoors
• Hiking and exploring
• Plants and animals
Refer to the Eight Styles
of Learning found on the
back of the “Pathways to
Learning” Inventory.
How could you now
categorize the actions
discussed earlier that
could be done with a
piece of paper? Name
at least one action for
each learning style.
CATEGORIZE THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE ACCORDING TO
THEIR PROBABLE LEARNING STYLES. (SOME MAY FIT
MORE THAN ONE CATEGORY):
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Jane Goodall
Amadeus Mozart
Albert Einstein
William
Shakespeare
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Emily Dickinson
• LeBron James
• Mother Theresa
WHAT IS YOUR LEARNING STYLE?
After totaling each box on the “Pathways to Learning”
Inventory, list your TOP TWO OR THREE Learning
Styles on a sheet of paper. Beside each, list two to
three STUDY techniques that would demonstrate
your use of that Learning Style. (Refer to the “Learns
Best By” column on the “Eight Styles of Learning”
handout found on the opposite side of the
inventory.)