Saturday, May 7, 2011

Your Natural Intelligences

Find out your strongest intelligences :
Score (1,2,3,or 4) or tick (ü) the statements in the white-out boxes only
I can play a musical instrument              
I often have a song in my head              
I find it easy to make up stories              
I have always been physically well co-ordinate              
Music is very important to me              
I am a good liar              
I play a sport or dance              
I am a sociable person like being with other people              
I find graphs and diagrams easy to understand              
I find it easy to remember quotes or  poems              
I can always recognize places that I have been before              
When concentrating I tend to doodle (sketch)              
I find mental arithmetic easy; can do sums in my head              
At school one of my favorite subjects is / was English              
I like to think through a problem carefully              
I love action sports and rollercoaster rides              
I enjoy individual sports best              
I find it easy to remember telephone numbers              
I set myself goals and plans for the future              
I can tell easily whether someone likes or dislikes me              
To learn something new, I just get on and try it              
I often see clear images when I close my eyes              
I don't use my fingers when I count              
At school I love / loved music lessons              
I find ball games easy and enjoyable              
My favorite subject at school is / was math              
I always know how I am feeling              
I love writing journal or blogging              
My favorite subject at school is / was art              
I really enjoy reading; usually get lost in a good book              
It upsets me to see someone cry and not able to help              
I prefer team sports              
Singing makes me feel happy              
I am happy spending time alone              
My friends always come to me for emotional support              
Total up at below to see your intelligence type :
Linguistic              
Logical-Mathematical              
Musical              
Bodily-Kinesthetic              
Spatial-Visual              
Interpersonal              
Intrapersonal              


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Gardner's multiple intelligences theory



Howard Gardner claims that all human beings have multiple intelligences. These multiple intelligences can be nurtured and strengthened, or ignored and weakened. He believes each individual has nine intelligences:


1 Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence
well-developed verbal skills and sensitivity to the sounds, meanings and rhythms of words
2 Mathematical-Logical Intelligence
ability to think conceptually and abstractly, and capacity to discern logical or numerical patterns
3 Musical Intelligence
ability to produce and appreciate rhythm, pitch and timber
4 Visual-Spatial Intelligence
capacity to think in images and pictures, to visualize accurately and abstractly
5 Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence
ability to control one's body movements and to handle objects skillfully
6 Interpersonal Intelligence
capacity to detect and respond
appropriately to the moods, motivations and desires of others.
7 Intrapersonal Intelligence
capacity to be self-aware and in tune with inner feelings, values, beliefs and thinking processes
8 Naturalist Intelligence
ability to recognize and categorize
plants, animals and other objects in nature
9 Existential Intelligence
sensitivity and capacity to tackle deep questions about human existence, such as the meaning of life, why do we die, and how did we get here.
Adapted from : http://www.wliw.org/edonline/concept2class/mi/index.html



Gardner's multiple intelligences theory challenged traditional beliefs in the fields of education and cognitive science :

TRADITIONAL VIEW OF "INTELLIGENCE" "MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES" THEORY
Intelligence is a uniform cognitive capacity people are born with.
 
Multiple intelligences can foster learning and problem-solving styles.
It can be measured by short-answer IQ tests.
 
Short answer tests do not measure mastery or deep understanding. At best, they only
measure rote memorization skills and one's ability to do well on short answer tests.
People are born with a fixed amount of intelligence.
 
Human beings have all of the intelligences, but each person has a unique combination.
Intelligence level does not change
over a lifetime.
 
We can all improve each of the intelligences, though some people will improve more readily in one intelligence area than in others.
Intelligence consists of ability in logic and language – basically, the 3R's.
 
There are many more types of intelligence which reflect different ways the child interacts with the world – the eight kinds of "smart".
In traditional practice, all the students learn the same material.
 
Multiply Intelligences imply that students learn and are assessed differently based on individual intellectual strengths and weaknesses.
Students learn a topic or
"subject."
 
Student learning activities are well-thought out around an issue or question, and go beyond the subject boundaries. Students use various strategies that allow them to demonstrate multiple ways of understanding, and their uniqueness is appreciated.