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GARDNER'S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

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Published by john@teachers-zone.com in Teaching Tips · 26 July 2015
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A teacher, who would like to organize a great lesson involving all students, has to take into consideration that everyone learns in different way. Howard Gardner lists eight types of intelligence which have direct influence on people's learning style. According to Gardner all individuals possess all eight intelligences in varying amounts. That is why, the teacher should diversify methods and techniques to support development of students' multiple intelligences.

Theory of Howard Gardner

1. VERBAL - LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE
Students like:
- read books,
- listen to stories,
- making notes,
- poems and rhymes,
- crosswords, wordsquars and word games.

Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

2. LOGICAL - MATHEMATICAL INTELLIGENCE
Students like:
- counting tasks,
- analysing texts,
- riddles to solve.

Theory of Multiple Intelligences

3. BODILY - KINESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE
Students like:
- playing games,
- dances and activities with music,
- craft activities,
- class or school plays.

Theory of Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

4. VISUAL-SPATILA INTELLIGENCE
Students like:
- pictures, posters, photos in the classroom,
- watching films,
- making notes,
- drawing mind maps,
- highlighting or underlining important information.

Multiple Intelligences

5. MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE
Students like:
- songs,
- playing and listening to music,
- writing songs with new vocabulary.

Theory of Multiple Intelligences

6. INTERPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE
Students like:
- pair and group working,
- group or class discussions,
- practising and presenting dialogues.

Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

7. INTRAPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE
Students like:
- writing diaries,
- individual projects,
- personality tests.


Theory of Howard Gardner

8. NATURALISTIC INTELLIGENCE
Students like:
- recognizing objects in nature (plants, animals),
- playing and learning outdoors,
- eco-projects.

Theory of Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences




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