Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences

        Howard Gardner is an American psycologist who proposed the Theory of Multiple Intelligences.

This could be really useful to work with our students. If we know which is their "dominant" intelligence we will know how do they learn better.

Here you have the main features of each intelligence:

Linguistic Intelligence

    •    You love read and write

    •     You enjoy with word games.

    •     You can remember names and places          .    .    easily.

    •     You like listening to stories and tells.

    •     You have a lot of vocabulary.

Linguiatic students absorb information by engaging with reading materials and by discussing and debating ideas.

Logical-mathematical Intelligence

    •   You like logic games

    •    You can calculate mentally

    •    You like abstract ideas, puzzles, playing         .     chess…

Learn by classifying, categorizing, and thinking abstractly about patterns, relationships, and numbers.

Musical Intelligence

    •   You can sing.

    •   You can remember sounds, rhythms and melodies

    •   You work better when you are listening to music.

They learn using rhythm or melody, especially by singing or listening to music.

Intrapersonal Intelligence

    •    You prefer to work alone.

    •    You can motivate yourself.

    •    You are intuitive and independent.

    •    You have a good self-esteem.

They learn best by working alone and setting individual goals. Intrapersonal learners are not necessarily shy; they are independent and organized.

Interpersonal Intelligence

    •    You are empathic

    •    You like working in groups

    •    You are a good leader

    •    You love social games.

    •    You can listen each other.

They learn through relating to others by sharing, comparing, and cooperating. Interpersonal learners can make excellent group leaders and team players.

Bodily-kinesthetic Intelligence

    •    You don’t like stay quietly.

    •    You like sports, dancing or drama.

    •    You have a good coordination

    •    You always remember corporal sensations

They learn best through touch and movement. These people are best at processing information through the body. Sometimes kinesthetic learners work best standing up and moving rather than sitting still.

Spatial Intelligence

    •    You learn with images or pictures

    •    You love drawing, designing, building…

    •    You can read maps and diagrams.

    •    You love machines

    •    You have got sense of orientation.

They learn best by drawing or visualizing things using the mind’s eye. Visual people learn the most from pictures, diagrams, and other visual aids.

Naturalistic Intelligence

     •    You love nature and enviorement

     •    You enjoy with open air activities.

     •    You like collect, classify and read about nature

Learn by working with nature. Naturalistic students enjoy learning about living things and natural events. They may excel in the sciences and be very passionate about environmental issues.

This is a link for a Multiple Intelligences guidance test: Multiple Intelligence test