Multiple Intelligence theory revolutionized the teaching learning process as well as understanding self and others.
MI by Dr. Howard Gardner helps teachers, Parents, HR managers and individuals to understand their own self as well as others in order to become more productive human being and society.
2. Multiple Intelligences
Enhance Learning
No Guarantees…………magic words
Suggestions…Professionals Cautious
Task of Teaching…delicate/sensitive/difficult
How a student Learns …….complex
Uniqueness of each student
‘Necessity is the mother of invention’
4. How much do you remember?
Recall peaks a few minutes after the
learning experience ends
Up to 40% of the material is
forgotten within 5 minutes!
Up to 80% of the material is
forgotten within 24 hours!
5. Average Retention Rates
Lecture 5%
Reading 10%
Audio Visual 20%
Demonstration 30%
Discussion 50%
Practice by doing 75%
Teach others 90%
6. Improve Learning
Build in reward
Use relaxation or energising techniques
High expectations
Use positive, affirming language
Pre- process
Give the big picture first
Chunk it down
Connect left and right for the whole brain
learning
Utilise all the intelligences
Provide work at individual, pair and group
7. Improve learning
Use visual displays
Provide multi-path learning opportunities
Use spiral learning
Provide opportunities to demonstrate new
knowledge
Build in review
Memory maps for note taking
Music in the background
Teach time and priority skills
Use creative visualisation
Build in fun!
8. Understanding
Asking questions is fundamental to
developing understanding
Asking questions without fear or
embarrassment is crucial to
protecting self-esteem
9. Multiple Intelligences
Howard Gardiner, Psychologist
Dissatisfied with narrow range of ability
that I.Q. tests measure
Fascinated with how the brain works
Studied different cultures, brain
damaged adults and autistic children
Wanted to devise a broader concept of
intelligence
At least 8 systems for learning and for
coming to awareness
10. A Change in Emphasis……
Is He/She Clever?
To
In What Ways is He/She Clever?
11. Multiple Intelligences
Linguistic
Logical/
mathematical
Visual/spatial
Musical
Dr Howard Gardiner identified eight main categories of
human intelligence:
Some people excel in one of these areas at the expense of
the others, while others have a more balanced profile
• Bodily-kinaesthetic
• Intrapersonal
• Interpersonal
• Naturalist
12. Linguistic / Verbal
Sensitivity to sounds, rhythms and
meanings of words
Associated with arguing, debating,
persuading and telling stories
Like to read, write and listen
Enjoy writing stories
Often spell words accurately and easily
Identify a linguistic student…
Am I Linguistic?
13. Linguistic / Verbal
Difficult words/ tell a story
Word games /Crosswords
Like to hear
Library ….exercising /
Early age……..baby is born with the
potential of learning any language
Improve Travel, Reading, listening to current affairs,
Notice words
Diary of an entrepreneur
14. Logical / Mathematical
The capacity to recognise logical or
numerical patterns
Like to experiment, solve puzzles
Enjoy working with numbers and
mathematical formulas
Love the challenge of a complex problem
to solve
Ask the questions “how?” and “ why?”
Identify a logical student….
Am I Logical?
15. Logical / Mathematical
Later in childhood
Peaks in adulthood….40
Begin with a logical question…
Order in life
Time lines
Lists
What will happen next?
16. Love music and rhythmic patterns
Sensitive to sounds in the environment
Often reproduce a melody after hearing
it only once
Like to have music in the background
when working
Often quite skilled at mimicking sounds,
language and accents
Musical
Identify a musical intelligent student
Am I musically Intelligent?
17. Early and remains
Power Christmas/funerals/
Beta- attentive – Problem solving
Alpha – relaxed – learning
Theta – meditation
Delta – deep sleep
Key words to a familiar tune or rap
Suzuki
Musical
18. Visual / Spatial
Think in images and pictures
Often aware of objects, shapes, colours
and patterns
Like to draw, paint, make interesting
designs and patterns
Love jigsaw puzzles, reading maps and
daydreaming
Strong opinions about such things as
colours that go together, textures that
are appropriate and pleasing!
Identify a visual intelligent student..
Am I visually intelligent?
19. Bodily / Kinaesthetic
Control of body movements and the
capacity to handle objects skilfully
Learn through their body sensations,
enjoy touching, feeling and tapping
Enjoy role-play simulations, physical
exercises
Movement is essential
Easily bored if they are not actively
involved
Identify a kinaesthetic Student….
Am I Kinaesthetically Intelligent?
20. Intrapersonal
Like to work alone
Self reflective
Think about thinking
Highly intuitive
Inwardly motivated rather than
needing external rewards
Other people will come to them for
advise
Identify an Intrapersonal student..
Am I Intrapersonal person?
21. Interpersonal
Sensitivity to moods, feelings, motivation
and desires of other people
Enable us to work with others
Listen effectively, negotiate, handle
conflicts and get along well with diverse
groups of people
Enjoy participating in cooperative learning
groups
Identify an interpersonal Intelligent student?
Am I an Interpersonal person?
22. Naturalist
Notice characteristics and patterns
of the environment
Like to collect items from nature,
study them and group them
Farmers, gardeners, botanists,
geologists, florists.
Identify a naturalist Intelligent student…
Am I a naturalist intelligent person?
23. You may be interested in knowing what engineers discovered in a wind
tunnel about why geese fly in a “V” formation. As each bird flaps its
wings, it creates lift for the goose immediately following. By flying in a
“V” formation, the whole flock adds at least 71% greater range than if
each bird flew on its own. Whenever a goose falls out of formation, it
suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone, and
moves back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of
the bird immediately in front. When the lead goose gets tired, it
rotates back in the wind and another goose flies point. The geese honk
from behind to encourage those up front to keep their speed. Finally,
when a goose gets sick, or is wounded by gun shots and falls out of
formation, two geese fall out with him and follow him down to help
protect them. They stay with him until he is either able to fly, or until
he is dead. Then they launch out on their own or with another
formation to catch up with the group
24. When we tap into our
strongest intelligences……
We hit a pool of energy
Our attention is caught
Our interest is aroused
Our understanding is enhanced
Our memory is improved
25. “Multiple Intelligences does not
demand an overhaul of a
Curriculum; it merely provides a
framework for enhancing
instruction and a language to
describe ones efforts”
26. With regard to discipline
Weak in a particular intelligence eg
Linguistic
Talking is the least effective
approach to convey the seriousness
of a discipline issue
27. A Journey of a Thousand Miles
starts with the First Step!
Multiple Intelligences
28. We rarely use a single intelligence on its
own…………………
We will invite you to do just that, so
you can check out how you feel and
what you think about that
intelligence…………
29. Work Shop
A very practical and fun
approach to Multiple Intelligences!
Each person must attempt 8
tasks representing the
different Intelligences.
Enjoy!
30. Multiple Intelligences
Does the theory make sense in the light
of your experience?
How does it affect your view of the
students?
Does it affirm your current work?
Does it offer good Resources For
Teaching?
Does it show useful ways of engaging
students in their learning?
31. Multiple Intelligences
Determine what is most
appropriate for my teaching
approach, Content, and Students.
1. One intelligence
2. Students choice
3. Other………………
32. A key to meeting the needs of
the many different types of
learner is variety.
But variety does not happen
by chance – it has to be
planned for.
Multiple Intelligences