3. Theoretical Premise: Howard
Gardner 1983, 2000
• People engage in different kinds of thinking
• There is a connection between thinking and intelligence
• Howard Gardner challenges traditional views of
intelligence which he says have centered on only 2 types
of intelligence ( linguistic & logical mathematical)
• This theory is more appealing cross culturally because
other forms of intelligence are valued in other cultures
• Real people have a blend of intelligences & teachers must
consider instructional strategies that uses all the
intelligences
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4. Howard Gardner 1983, 2000
• Most people are strong in at least one of the intelligence
areas.
• Historically the traditional “intelligences” were
privileged but Gardner proposes that all 8 of his
intelligences are of equal utility
• Teachers have embraced this theory because it is easy to
apply to teaching and learning
• This theory also provides for alternative forms of
assessment. Instead of answering the question “How
smart are you?” assessment becomes “How are you
smart?”
• All intelligences can be taught & nurtured 4
5. Gardner’s definition of
intelligence
• The ability to solve problems that
one encounters in real life
• The ability to generate new
problems to solve
• The ability to make something or
offer a service that is valued within
one’s culture
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6. MI theory is not an educational
prescription.
“ Educators are in the best position to
determine the uses in which MI theory
can and should be put to use”
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7. 8 Intelligences – by Dr. Howard Gardner
1. Linguistic
2. Logical/ Mathematical
3. Spatial
4. Bodily/ Kinesthetic
5. Musical
6. Interpersonal
7. Intrapersonal
8. Naturalistic
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8. Can you define intelligence?
Margaret Atwood
Linguistic Intelligence
• capacity to use language
•Able to express what is on your mind
•Adept with words
• “Word Smart”
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9. Can you define intelligence?
Albert Einstein
Logical/ Mathematical
Intelligence
• Adept with numbers &
reasoning
•Manipulate numbers,
quantities and numbers
• “Number Smart”
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10. Can you define intelligence?
Alex Colville
Spatial Intelligence
• Adept with pictures &
images
•Able to represent the
spatial world internally
in your mind
• “Picture Smart” 10
11. Can you define intelligence?
Mats Sundin Bodily/ Kinesthetic
Intelligence
• capacity to use parts
of the body to solve a
problem, make
something or put on
some kind of
production
• “Body Smart”
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12. Can you define intelligence?
Shania Twain
Musical Intelligence
• capacity to think in
•Music, able to hear
patterns, recognize them,
manipulate them
• “Music Smart”
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13. Can you define intelligence?
Pierre E. Trudeau
Interpersonal Intelligence
• understanding other
People
•ability to work with &
motivate others toward a
common goal
• “People Smart” 13
14. Can you define intelligence?
Helen Keller
Intrapersonal Intelligence
• Skills of self-knowledge
•Knowing who you are, what
you can do, what you want
• “Self smart”
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15. Can you define intelligence?
David Suzuki
Naturalistic Intelligence
• Skills of making
connection to elements
in nature
• “Nature Smart”
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16. Linguistic
If you have strong linguistic intelligence
you might learn better by
• Reading
• Memorizing
• Playing word games (Scrabble, Anagrams, Password)
• Making up rhymes, puns
• Using the internet
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17. Logical/Mathematical Learner
If you have strong logical-mathematical
intelligence you might learn better by
• Recording information systematically
• Setting up experiments (“What if…?”)
• Playing strategy games (Chess, Checkers)
• Analyzing data
• Asking logical questions
• Using the internet
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18. Spatial Learner
If you have strong spatial intelligence you
might learn better by
• Studying pictures
• Watching videos
• Using visual, tangible aids
• Doing mazes, puzzles
• Making predictions
• Using the internet
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19. Bodily/Kinesthetic Learner
If you have strong bodily-kinesthetic
intelligence you might learn better by
• Doing role plays
• Constructing physical examples
• Exercising while reviewing
• Visiting museums, institutions, parks
• Asking logical questions
• Using the internet
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20. Musical Learner
If you have strong musical intelligence you
might learn better by
• Listening to recordings
• Talking to yourself
• Making up songs
• Mentally repeating information
• Reading aloud
• Changing tempo
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21. Interpersonal Learner
If you have strong interpersonal
intelligence you might learn better by
• Studying in groups
• Comparing information with others
• Interviewing experts
• Relating personal experiences
• Being a team player
• Doing cooperative projects
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22. Intrapersonal Learner
If you have strong intrapersonal
intelligence you might learn better by
• Avoiding distractions
• Establishing personal goals
• Playing solitary games
• Setting own pace
• Working alone
• Relating personal experiences
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23. Naturalistic Learner
If you have strong naturalistic intelligence
you might learn better by
• Studying outside
• Learning in the presence of plants & pets
• Relating environmental issues to topics
• Smelling, seeing touching, tasting,
• Observing natural phenomenon
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26. Consolidation!!!!
1. Charlie Chaplin and Maria Sharapova
are two extraordinary examples of the
following intelligence:
– Visual Spatial
– Bodily – Kinaesthetic
– Musical rhythmic
2. Jane Goodall and David Suzuki are
great examples of this intelligence:
• Logical Mathematical
• Naturalist
• Intrapersonal
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27. Consolidation
3. Pablo Picasso and the architect Frank Lloyd Wright had the
following capacity in great measure:
– Visual Spatial intelligence
– Logical Mathematical intelligence
– Verbal Linguistic intelligence
4. The famous lawyer Ed Greenspoon and the chess champion
Gary Kasparov have the following intelligence in common:
• Interpersonal
• Verbal Linguistic
• Logical Mathematical
5. Former prime minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau and talk show
host Oprah Winfrey are examples of :
– Bodily – Kinaesthetic intelligence
– Interpersonal intelligence
– Intrapersonal intelligence
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28. Consolidation
6. What do Arethra Franklin and Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart have in common?
– Naturalist intelligence
– Musical rhythmic intelligence
– Visual Spatial intelligence
7. Authors Henry David Thoreau and Khalil Gibran had
abundant:
– Intrapersonal intelligence
– Interpersonal intelligence
– Musical rhythmic intelligence
8. The work of Margaret Atwood, David Bergen, Anne
Marie McDonald demonstrates:
• Bodily – Kinaesthetic intelligence
• Verbal Linguistic intelligence
• Naturalist intelligence
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29. Resources & References
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Armstrong, Thomas. In Their Own Way: Discovering and Encouraging Your Child’s
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Buzan, Tony. Use Both Sides of Your Brain. New York: Dutton, 1991.
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