The document outlines Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences which identifies 8 types of intelligence: musical, bodily-kinesthetic, logical-mathematical, linguistic, spatial, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalist. Each type of intelligence involves different skills and abilities. For example, musical intelligence involves sensitivity to rhythm and sound while bodily-kinesthetic intelligence involves physical skill and spatial intelligence involves visual thinking. The theory suggests that individuals learn and process information in different ways based on their strengths in different intelligences.

1. Gardner’s Multiple
Intelligences
By Heidi Tenney

2. Musical Intelligence
• Skills in tasks involving music.
• Show sensitivity to rhythm, melody, and
sound.
• Study with music on and learn more easily
if sung or tapped out.
• Learn best with rhythm, melody, or music.

3. Bodily Kinesthetic Intelligence
• Skills in using the body or various in the solution
of the problems or in the construction of the
products or displays.
• Excel at hands on learning.
• Learn best by touching, moving, interacting with
space, and by bodily sensations.
• Example: dancing

4. Logical Mathematical Intelligence
• Skills in problem solving and scientific
thinking.
• Enjoy reasoning, calculating, playing logic
games, and solving puzzles.
• Learn best by categorizing, classifying, and
working with abstract patterns or
relationships.

5. Linguistic Intelligence
• Skills involved in the production and use of
language.
• Use words effectively and have highly developed
auditory skills.
• Learns best by saying, hearing, and seeing
words.
• Enjoy reading, writing, and playing word games.

6. Spatial Intelligence
• Skills involving spatial configurations, such as
those used by artists and architects.
• Thinks in images and pictures.
• Enjoy doing mazes, jigsaw puzzles, films,
diagrams, maps, charts.
• Learn best through drawings, designs, and
images.

7. Interpersonal Intelligence
• Skills in interacting with others, such as
sensitivity to the moods, temperaments,
motivations, and intentions of others.
• Learn best through group activities by sharing,
comparing, and relating.
• Understand and care about people and enjoy
socializing.

8. Intrapersonal Intelligence
• The knowledge of the internal aspects of oneself;
understanding one’s own interests and goals.
• Tend to shy away from other people.
• They have wisdom, intuition, motivation, a strong will,
confidence, and opinions.
• Learn best through independent study and introspection.
• May have a diary and like private time.

9. Naturalist Intelligence
• The ability to identify and classify
patterns in nature.
• Understands plants, animals and
scientific studies.
• Can recognize and classify
individuals and species.
• Enjoy working with plants and
animals.
• Work best when observing nature
and interacting with living
creatures.

10. Resources/Works Cited
• http://www.infed.org/thinkers/gardner.htm
• http://www.mipreschool.com/content/8_intelligences.php
• http://www.soundpiper.com/mln/mi.htm
• http://suite101.com/article/gardners-eight-intelligences-
a112539
• http://www.tecweb.org/styles/gardner.html