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=**A Little History Lesson** = toc

About Gardner himself:
 Howard Gardner is an American developmental psychologist who is best known for his theory of multiple intelligences. According to Gardner, human beings have different ways of learning and processing information. These different ways are independent of one another, which leads to the idea of multiple “intelligences”.

There are 8 multiple intelligences that Gardner researched: - Linguistic - Logic-mathematical - Bodily-Kinesthetic - Musical - Spatial - Interpersonal - Intrapersonal - Naturalistic

Linguistic Intelligence:
Individuals with high verbal-linguistic intelligence display a talent with words and languages. This type of intelligence is associated with excellent reading and writing skills as well as telling stories and memorizing words along with dates. Individuals learn foreign languages easily and have extensive memories. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">These types of learners do best by reading, taking notes, listening to lectures, and <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">discussing and debating what they have learned.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">Logic-Mathematical Intelligence:
<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">This area has to deal with logic, reasoning and numbers. This intelligence deals with an individual who has reasoning capabilities, is able to recognize abstract patterns, has scientific thinking and the ability to perform complex calculation.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">These types of learners excel naturally in mathematics and their thought process is linked to fluid intelligence.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence:
<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">The core elements of this intelligence are the control of the body motions and the capacity to handle objects skillfully. This intelligence also includes a sense of timing, the ability to train responses so they become like reflexes. Individuals who are strong bodily-kinesthetic learners have “muscle memory” in which they remember things through their body.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">These types of learners perform better with the use of muscular movement and are generally good at physical activities such as sports and dance. The ability to complete something physically, rather than by reading or hearing about it increases the chances of learning for learners with this intelligence.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">Musical Intelligence:
<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">Individuals with high musical intelligence have good pitch, are able to sing, play musical instruments, and compose music. This type of intelligence has to deal with sensitivity to sounds, rhythms, tones, and music.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">These types of learners use songs or rhythms to learn and since there is a strong auditory component to this, the best way to learn is through lecturing.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">Spatial Intelligence:
<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">Individuals who visualize and represent the world in their minds use concepts like form, shape, colour, etc. This can be manipulated and understood to how things will be impacted in a spatial dimension when something is changed. Individuals such as artists, designers and architects are usually those with spatial intelligence.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">Interpersonal Intelligence:
<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">This area has to do with the interactions that an individual has with others. These individuals tend to be extroverts and have a strong ability to cooperate in order to work as part of a group. Individuals are able to communicate and empathize with others and are sensitive to others’ moods, feelings, temperaments and motivations.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">These types of learners do best by working with others and often enjoy discussions an <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">d debates.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">Intrapersonal Intelligence:
<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">This intelligence deals with self-reflective strategies and introspection. These individuals are intuitive and typically introverted. They are also able to understanding what their strengths and weaknesses are as well as what makes them unique and how to predict their own emotions and reactions.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">These types of learners prefer to work alone and have personal ownership of their own work.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">Naturalistic Intelligence:
<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">This area has to do with nurturing and relating information to one’s natural surroundings. These individuals are able to recognize and understand various living things as well as analyze, classify, and recognize patterns in nature.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 21.3333px;">These types of learners have a keen eye for detail. Therefore, if learning is associated with nature, organizing and finding pattern, these learners will perform at their peak.

=<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">For more information = <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">on the different types of intelligences, you can visit the following sites:

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">For parents,
<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION!: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">[|More Information on Multiple Intelligences]

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">For students,
<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">FIND YOU INTELLIGENCE!: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">[|Take your Learning Style Test!]

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">For educators,
<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">FIND OUT HOW TO TEACH TO THE MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES!: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">[|What To Do in the Classroom]