THEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE
As a teacher one needs to find out the types of intelligence inherent in the child and use them as a springboard to help the learning process. The teachers must remember that “Psychology does not directly dictate education; it merely helps to understand the conditions within which education takes place. One person’s limitation can be another person’s opportunity”. Nine kinds of intelligence would allow nine ways to teach, rather than merely one… further any powerful constraint that exists in the mind can be moblised to introduce a particular concept or a whole system of thinking in a way that children are most likely to learn, and least likely to distort. Paradoxically constraints can be suggestive and ultimately freeing.
DR. HOWARD GARDNER
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION,
HARWARD UNIVERSITY.
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MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE TYPE |
INCORPORATED INTO SUBJECT-MATTER |
WAY OF DEMONSTRATING UNDERSTANDING |
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| Linguistic | Books, stories, poetry, speeches, author visits | Writing stories, scripts, poems, storytelling | ||
| Logistic | Exercises, drills, problem solving | Drawing, painting, illustrating, graphic design, collage making, poster making, photography | ||
| Spatial | Posters, art work, slides, charts, graphs, video tapes, laser disks, CD-ROMs and DVDs, museum visits | Performing, singing, playing, composing | ||
| Musical | Tapes, CD's, concert going | Counting, calculating, theorizing, demonstrating, programming computers | ||
| Bodily-Kinesthetic | Movies, animations, exercises, physicalizing concepts, rhythm exercises | Dance recital, athletic performance or competition | ||
| Intrapersonal | Reflection time, meditation exercises | Journals, memoirs, diaries, changing behaviors, habits, personal growth | ||
| Interpersonal | Teams, group work, specialist roles | Plays, debates, panels, group work | ||
| Naturalist | Terrariums, aquariums, class pets, farm, botanical garden and zoo visits, nature walks, museum visits | Collecting, classifying, caring for animals at nature centers | ||
| Existential | Working on causes, charity work, astrology charts | Community service |
