7 Intelligences

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7 Intelligences
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Dr. Howard Gardner---Harvard University

• All people have some type of intelligence
• The intelligence MUST be a distinctive cognitive
  feature

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Intelligence is(3parts)

• Solve real-life problems
• Generate new problems
• Make something or offer services that is VALUED
  by ones culture

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7 Intelligences

• Linguistic
• use language think in words
• authors, journalists, speakers, newscasters

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• Logical-Mathematical
• calculate ,quantify, hypothesize
• scientists, mathematicians, accountants,
  engineers, computer programmers
• Spatial
• think in 3 dimensions
• sailor, painter, pilot, sculptures

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• Body-Kinesthetic
• manipulate objects and fine tune physical
  abilities
• athletes, surgeons, dancers, craftspeople
• Musical
• sensitivity to music
• composers, musicians, critics

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• Interpersonal
• understand and interact with others
• teachers social workers actors politicians

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• Intrapersonal
• constructing accurate picture of oneself and
  using the info to plan and direct life
• theologians psychologists philosophers

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Possibly 8th Intelligence

• Naturalist
• classify and use environment
• Example street smarts

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3 Categories of Intelligences

• Object-related
• Object-free
• Person-related

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Object-related

• Depend on objects in the individuals environment
• spatial, logical-mathematical, body-kinesthetic

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Object-free

• Intelligence not shaped by physical world
• verbal-linguistic and musical

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Person-related

• Counterbalances
• Inter- Intra-personal

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Intelligences develop at different times of an
individuals life. They are also formed by
experiences and FEEDBACK