GARDNER’S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Amanda Kloster

Multiple Intelligences

There are seven different kinds of intelligences according to Howard Gardner, a Harvard professor.

This theory, "documents the extent to which students possess different kinds of minds and therefore learn, remember, perform, and understand in different ways,“ (Gardner 1991).

The seven intelligences:

Visual-spatial: think in terms of physical space

Bodily-kinesthetic: use the body effectively Musical: sensitivity to rhythm and sound Interpersonal: understanding and

interacting with others Intrapersonal: understanding one’s own

interests and goals Linguistic: use words effectively Logical-Mathematical: reasoning, calculating

Implications for educators Teachers should teach using a

variety of modalities, not just those that are most comfortable to them.

Allows students to show that they know the content in a way that shows their strengths.

It allows students to value their individual strengths.

Useful websites:

Gardner’s website: http://www.howardgardner.com/MI/mi.html

More information and sample intelligences tests: http://www.businessballs.com/howardgardnermultipleintelligences.htm