Characteristics of the 7 Intelligences

• One of the main goals of the Multiple Intelligence theory is to expand our horizon of teaching tools far beyond the traditional ways used in most schools. Multiple Intelligences can be broken down into these 8 sub catagories (as seen in the above picture).

               1. Linguistic Intelligence

               2. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence

               3.Spatial Intelligence

               4. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence

               5. Musical Intelligence

               6. Interpersonal Intelligence

               7. Intrapersonal Intelligence

               8. Naturalist Intelligence

• The purpose of the multiple intelligence theory is for teachers to no longer just pay attention to the lingustic and logical ways of learning, but also the other ways. Mutliple Intelligence encourages teachers to teach in a more exciting way using music, art activites, multimedia, field trips and etc. 

• Multiple Intelligence provides 8 different pathways to learning. This is very helpful because as we all know, all students do not learn best in the same fashion. With these 8 different the teacher has many options for teaching and can choose which one he or she thinks will work best with their lesson. Some examples of the way to teach to each of these sub catagories are found below.

               1. words (linguistic)

               2. numbers or logic (logical-mathematical)

               3. pictures (spatial)

               4. music (musical)

               5. self-reflection (intrapersonal)

               6. a physical experience (bodily-kinesthetic)

               7. a social experience (interpersonal)

               8. an experience in the natural world (naturalistic)