Multiple Intelligences

All of our students are good at something and we have to help them to realize in which intelligence are they good, because the better you feel, the more you improve in anything.

The theory of multiple intelligences by Howard Gardner is a theory of intelligence that differentiates it into specific modalities, rather than seeing intelligence as dominated by a single general ability. Each person has a combination of this activities.

Gardner choose 8 abilities:

• Linguistic: facility with words and languages. They are typically good at reading, writing, telling stories and memorizing words along with dates.
• Logical/Mathematical: good at logic, abstractions, reasoning, numbers and critical thinking.
•  Spatial: deals with spatial judgment and the ability to visualize with the mind's eye.
• Bodily/Kinesthetic: People who have high bodily-kinesthetic intelligence should be generally good at physical activities such as sports, dance, acting, and making things.
• Musical: sensitivity to sounds, rhythms, tones, and music.
• Interpersonal: People who have high interpersonal intelligence are characterized by their sensitivity to others' moods, feelings, temperaments and motivations, and their ability to cooperate in order to work as part of a group. Good interacting with the others.
• Intrapersonal: This refers to having a deep understanding of the self; what one's strengths/ weaknesses are, what makes one unique, being able to predict one's own reactions/emotions.
• Naturalistic: ecological receptiveness and "sensitive, ethical, and holistic understanding" of the world and its complexities.

The way we learn better is related with the multiple intelligences we have, so, teachers must use different styles of teaching to adapt the learning process to each kind of students we have.