1. “its not how smart you are, it’s how you are smart” By: Chelsia Bates
2. Intelligence: the basics Dr. Gardner discovered the eight different types of intelligence Intelligence refers to how we are wired Thinking refers to how we use our intelligence People can be intelligent but have poor thinking skills
3. Linguistic Intelligence“word smart” Definition: capacity to use language, your native language, and perhaps other languages, to express what's on your mind and to understand other people Linguistic Intelligence traits: like to read, like to write, like to listen, good at spelling, good memory for general knowledge.
4. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence“number/reasoning smart” Definition: the capacity to reason, calculate, recognize patterns and handle logical thinking. Logical-mathematical Intelligence traits: likes to count, likes to be organized, good at problem solving.
5. Spatial Intelligence“picture smart” Definition: intelligence refers to the ancient hunter-gatherer ability to represent the outer world internally in your mind. It gives you the ability to know where you are in space. Traits: likes art, drawing, sculpting, painting, good at reading maps, thinks in pictures, can visualize or imagine vividly.
6. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence“body smart” Definition: the capacity to use your whole body or parts of your body: (your hands, your fingers, your arms), to solve a problem, make something, or put on some kind of production. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence traits: good sense of balance, good sense of rhythm, is graceful in movements, good hand-eye coordination, can communicate ideas through gesture.
7. Musical Intelligence“music smart” Definition: The ability to compose songs and music, sing and play instruments and appreciate all kinds of music. Also having a strong sense of universal harmony and awareness of patterns in life. Musical Intelligence traits: sensitive to sound patterns, has a good sense of pitch and rhythm, aware of complex structure of musical notes.
8. Interpersonal Intelligence“people smart” Definition: the ability to work well with other people, to understand and 'get' them, to be aware of their motivations, their goals, their stated and unstated intentions. It's about being a 'people person' able to empathize with others. Interpersonal Intelligence traits: good at negotiating, enjoys company, gets on well with others, likes team work, sensitive to the feelings of others.
9. Intrapersonal Intelligence“self smart” Definition: the ability to access, understand and communicate one's own inner feelings. Intrapersonal Intelligence traits: self-knowledge, deeply aware of one’s own feelings, good at following instincts, self motivated.
10. Naturalist Intelligence“nature smart” Definition: the ability to see patterns in nature and work in natural environment with livestock, wildlife, plants etc. Naturalist Intelligence traits: feels at their best in nature, sensitive to ecology, sensitive to environmental and animal abuse.
11. Conclusion Each person has every one of these intelligences People are stronger in some intelligences and weaker in others The idea of standard “intelligence” does not sufficiently encompass the different abilities that humans have
