Multiple Intelligence 

Dr. Howard Gardner

Dr. Howard Gardner, a renowned scientist, psychologist & educationist, is the Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Senior Director of Harvard project Zero. Among numerous honors, Gardner received a MacArthur Prize Fellowship in 198. He has received honorary degrees from twenty-two colleges and universities.

 

In 2005 he was selected by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines as one of 100 most influential public intellectuals in the world. The author of over twenty books translated into twenty-seven languages, and several hundred articles, Gardner is best known in educational circles for his “Theory of Multiple Intelligences” proposed in 1983, which has been widely accepted by science all over the world. And today there are many schools across the world which are running on the education pattern of “Theory of Multiple Intelligence”. He has also written extensively on creativity, leadership, and professional ethics. His latest book Five Minds for the Future was published in April 2007.

Types of Multiple Intelligence  

Intrapersonal Intelligence

Ability to understand yourself.

* Self Evaluation * Goal Oriented

* Image Conscious * Emotional Energy

* Introvert * Self Centric

* Introspective * Planning

 

Interpersonal Intelligence

Ability to understand others.

* Extrovert * Team Work

* Leadership Skills * Emotional Energy

* Evaluating Others * Learning in a group

* Intuition * Planning

 

Musical Intelligence

Ability to understand sound

* Music * Voice Tone

* Singing * Pitch & Rhythm

* Listening Skills * Voice Modulation

 

Visual Intelligence

Ability to see & interpret

* Visualization * Sense of direction

* Ideas * Singing

* Mental Image * Distance

* Creative Thinking * Voice Modulation  

Linguistic Intelligence

Ability to play with words.

* Communication * Reading

* Writing * Expressiveness

* Speaking * Languages

* Grammar

 

Kinesthetic Intelligence

Ability to play with own body & Hands.

* Body Movement * Sports

* Dance * Languages

* Physical Activities

 

Naturalistic Intelligence

Ability to understand Nature

* Plant Lovers * Nature Lovers

* Environment * Taste & Smell Sense

* Animal Lovers * Scenery

* Observation Skills

 

Logical Intelligence

Ability to play with numbers

* Fact & Figures * Reasoning

* Why Factor * Objective approach

* Applying Logic * Process & System

* Numerical Activites