Multiple+Intelligences+Theory

By: Michelle Purse **Multiple Intelligences Theory ** In 1983, Howard Gardner proposed a new theory of learning, multiple intelligences. Gardner believes that each individual is unique and each student learns based on their intelligence. Gardner believes that if teachers only teach based on linguistic and logical-mathematical intelligence, only few students will learn. But if teachers can help students identify their intelligence more students will learn. Students need to be taught in several ways based on the multiple intelligences research. Intelligences define by Gardner: o **Linguistic- **enjoy word games, creative writing, reading for pleasure, good spellers, good memory for names, places, dates, trivia, enjoy listening to stories, o **Logical-Mathematical- **compute math in head, enjoy games such as chess or checkers, enjoy science experiments, enjoy logic puzzle such as Rubik’s Cube, use reasoning to work through problems o **Spatial Intelligence- **detail oriented to describe events, daydream a lot, enjoy to doodle on scrapes of paper, enjoy jigsaw puzzle, prefer to draw pictures o **Musical Intelligence- **enjoy playing musical instrument, singing, or collecting CDs, enjoy playing rhythms on table, chest, or use kitchen utensils, sensitive to sound and respond strongly to different kinds of music o **Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence- **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">competitive with sports, difficult time sitting still, need to touch things in order to learn more about them, good at mimicking people’s gestures, mannerisms or behaviors, enjoy messy activities such as clay or fingerprinting <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The Personal Intelligences ** <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings;">§ **<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Interpersonal Intelligence- **<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">like to work and play with other kids, good sense of empathy and concern for others, good people skills, enjoy playing group games, problem solver, enjoy teaching others <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings;">§ **<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Intrapersonal Intelligence- **<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">work well alone, realistic sense of their weakness and strengths, react strongly to controversial topic, learn from their mistakes, they are considered goal-directed <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Naturalist- **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">enjoy catching bugs, flowers, or rocks, closely examine nature, keep detailed records of his or her observations in nature <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Existential- **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Ability to contemplate phenomena or questions beyond sensory data, such as infinite and infinitesimal. <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; msotabcount: 1;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Key Learning Community <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">River Campus <span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">[|777 S. 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(2004). Teaching to student diversity in higher education: How multiple <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Intelligences theory can help. __Teaching in Higher Education__, 9, 421-434. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Kezar, A. (2001). Theory of multiple intelligences: Implications for higher education. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> __Innovation Higher Education__, 26, 141-154. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Nolen, J. (2003). Multiple Intelligence in the classroom. __Education__, 124, 115-119. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Reese, S. (2002, January). 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 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Multiple intelligence type ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Incorporated into subject matter ** || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Ways of demonstrating understanding ** ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Linguistic ** || <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Books, stories poetry, speeches, author visits || <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Writing stories, scripts, poems, storytelling, oral reports ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Mathematical-logical ** || <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Exercises, drills, problem solving, || <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Counting, calculating, theorizing, demonstrating, programming computers ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Musical ** || <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Tapes, CD’s concert going || <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Performing, singing, playing composing ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Spatial ** || <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Posters, art work, slides, charts, graphs, video tapes, laser disks, CD-ROMs and DVDs, museum visits || <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Drawing, painting, illustrating, graphic design, collage making, poster making, photography ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Bodily-Kinesthetic ** || <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Movies, animations, exercises, physicalizing concept, rhythm exercises, different learning tools should be used || <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Dance recital, athletic performance or competition ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Interpersonal ** || <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Teams, group work, specialist roles || <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Plays, debates, panels, group work ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Intrapersonal ** || <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Reflection time, meditation exercises || <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Journals, memories, diaries, changing behaviors, habits, personal growth ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Naturalist ** || <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Terrariums, aquariums, class pets, farm, botanical garden and zoo visits, nature walks, museum visits || <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Collecting, classifying, caring for animals at nature centers ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Existential ** || <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Working on causes, charity work, astrology charts || <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Community services ||
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