When do you feel
“smart”?
Howard Gardner
and
Multiple
Intelligences
Mr. Sherpinsky
Council Rock School District
Howard Gardner
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Born July 11, 1943
Developmental Psychologist
Harvard University Professor
Theory of ‘Multiple Intelligences’ (1999)
Gardner’s Theory of
Multiple Intelligences
• Criticized IQ test
– Focused on language, math/science skills
• Intelligence:
– “an ability to solve a problem or fashion a product
that is valued in at least one culture or
community”
• Emphasized complexity of individual
differences & abilities
• Students learn most successfully when:
– When they are given opportunities to use their
unique talents to process information
It’s not how
smart we are;
It’s how we are smart.
Intelligence
• Definition- aptitude (the ability
to learn)
• Multiple Intelligences (explain
how we learn)
Visual/Spatial
• Thinks in 3-D
• Pictures in mind
• Great
imagination
• Hand-eye
relationship
• Design/color
Visual/Spatial
• Occupations
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sailors
sculptors/painters
engineers
pilots
designers
architects
surgeons
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L. da Vinci
Picasso
Frank Lloyd Wright
Bobby Fischer
I.M.Pei
Auguste Rodin
Logical/Mathematical
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Reasons
Analyzes
Uses logic
Uses numbers
Problem-solving
Sees patterns
Logical/Mathematical
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Mathematician
Scientist
Accountant/Banker
Inventor
Detective
Engineer
Programmer
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Albert Einstein
Stephan Hawking
Agatha Christie
Carl Sagan
Bodily/Kinesthetic
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Activity/motion
Hands-on
Experimental
Manipulate
Participate
Body language
Bodily/Kinesthetic
Occupations
Athlete
Dancer/Actor
Performer
Physical
Therapist
• Coach
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Famous People
Marcel Marceau
Michael Jordan
Babe Ruth
Kristy Yamaguchi
Jackie JoynerKersey
Naturalist
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Nature
Classification
Flora/Fauna
Patterns
Environment
Sorting
Memory
Naturalist
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Biologist
Zoologist
Artists
Environmentalist
Landscaper
Game warden
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Famous People
Charles Darwin
John Audubon
Meriwether Lewis
Carl Sagan
Verbal/Linguistic
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Reading/Writing
Debate/Speech
Word puzzles
Spelling/Vocab
Languages
Listening
Verbal/Linguistics
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Occupations
Writer
Speaker
Actor
Teachers
Attorneys
Politicians
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Famous People
Abraham Lincoln
Jerry Seinfeld
Martin L. King
T.S. Eliot
Hemingway
Musical/Rhythmic
• Singing
• Playing
instruments
• Rhythms/beats
• Composing
• Sound
• Pitch
Musical/Rhythmic
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Occupations
Composers
Conductors
Singers
DJ
Producer
Musicians
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Famous People
Henry Mancini
Paul McCartney
Mozart
Luciano Pavarotti
Igor Stravinsky
Leonard Bernstein
Intrapersonal
Self-reflection
“Know Thyself”
Journaling
Emotional
Processing
• Concentration
• Focusing
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Intrapersonal
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Psychologist
Researcher
Elite Athlete
Author
Philosopher
Explorer
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Socrates
Emily Dickinson
Sigmund Freud
Marie Montessori
Plato
Interpersonal
• Cooperative
Groups
• Collaboration
• Sensing/Intuiting
others feelings
• Uses feedback
• Empathy
Interpersonal
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Occupations
Teacher
Salespeople
Social worker
Counselor
Doctor/Nurse
Psychiatrist
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Famous People
Mother Theresa
Barbara Walters
Mahatma Gandhi
Jimmy Carter
Larry King
Overview
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Verbal/Linguistic
Logical/Mathematical
Musical/Rhythmic
Naturalist
Visual/Spatial
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Bodily/Kinesthetic
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Word smart
logic smart
music smart
classifying smart
art smart
self smart
people smart
body smart
Career Areas for Multiple
Intelligences
Interpersonal Intelligence:
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teacher - therapist - travel agent/counselor
business person - chess player
child care worker - clergyman - coach
community organizer - consumer service
advocate
counselor - homemaker - mediator - nurse
politician - probation officer - psychologist
psychotherapist - public relation promoter
- receptionist
recreation assistant - religious leader salesperson - waiter/waitress
secretary
Intrapersonal Intelligence:
 entrepreneur - consultant - counselor creative writer
 guru - leadership trainer - philosopher psychiatrist
 psychologist - psychotherapist researcher - sage
 self employed people - spiritual
counselor - therapist
 writer
Career Areas for Multiple
Intelligences
Linguistic Intelligence:
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Lawyer- legal assistant - comedian editor - historian
interpreter - journalist - lawyer librarian
manager - novelist - orator philosopher
playright - poet - politician - proof
reader
psychotherapist - public speaker
public relations person - reporter sales people
secretary - social scientist - story teller
supervisor - talk show host - teacher
technical writer - translator - writer
Logical-mathematical:
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accountant - bookkeeper - analyst - banker
investment broker - lawyer/para-legal
biologist - chemist - microbiologist pharmacist - physician
chess player - computer programmer
economist - city planner
engineer - financial service - inventor
mathematician - mechanic/mechanical
engineer - technologist
programmer - records clerks - researcher
scientist - statistician - tax accountant
Career Areas for Multiple
Intelligences
Spatial Intelligence:
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photographer - graphic designer
advertiser - architect - artist - builder carpenter
computer specialist - craftsperson decorator - dentist
draftsperson/drafting engineer engineer
fashion designer - film editor/director
furniture restorer - geographer geometrician
industrial design - interior designer inventor
landscape architect/designer - makeup
artist
Bodily-kinesthetic:
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acrobat - dancer - aerobic teacher - coach
physical education - athlete - ballet dancer
actor - actress - drama coach
jockey - rodeo rider - equestrian
assembler - building trade person
carpenter - choreographer - clown
massage therapist - gymnast - pianist
commercial artist - construction worker craftsperson
juggler - magician - manual laborer
mechanic - mime - physical therapist
sculptor - stunt people - surgeon - trainer architect
Career Areas for Multiple
Intelligences
Musical Intelligence:
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conductor - composer - band member choir director
critic - dancer - disc jockey - figure
skater
instrumentalist - instrumental
instructor
music critic - musical performer music teacher
music therapist - professional
performer
recording technician - rock group singer - song writer
sound engineer - teacher - violinist
Naturalist Intelligence:
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biologist - botanist - chef environmentalist
landscape artist - navigator - park
ranger - sailor
veterinarian - weather tracking
specialist
zoo keeper - animal handler anthropologist - astronomer
Multiple Intelligences
Questionnaire
• Recognizing your own learning style involves
knowing how your own mind and distinctive
talents affect the way you learn.
– A True Life Weapon!
• In what context do YOU learn and function
to your fullest capacity with the greatest
personal satisfaction?
How are they “smart”?
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Michael Jordan?
Wolfgang Mozart?
Tiger Woods?
Steve Irwin?