INTELLIGENCE is:
The capacity to learn
The ability to reason
The ability of an organism to adjust itself adequately in the environment
Types of intelligence by Howard Gardener
1. Linguistically intelligence
• This people have highly developed auditory skills and enjoy playing with sounds and language.
• They often think in words and are more verbal; they like stories, jokes and spinning tales.
• They have a potential of becoming writers, social scientists, teacher, poets, secretaries or politicians.
2. Logico mathematical intelligence
• Those strong in this form of intelligence think conceptually; they enjoy exploring patterns, categories in the environment.
• They like strategy games: checkers, chess and puzzles. They may become scientists, engineers, computer programmers or philosophers
3. Spatial intelligence
• This are people who think in images and pictures; they seem to know where everything is located in the house
• And they are the ones who find misplaced items
• They often do mazes or jigsaws and spend their free time drawing, designing
• They may become: architects, artists, city planner
4. Musical intelligence
• They are gifted people who often hum, whistle tunes quietly
• They may enjoy singing in a choir or playing instrument.
• They are sensitive to non verbal sounds in the environment: birds chirping, bells ringing
• They may not pursue musical as a profession but may be involved in music in some way
5. Bodily Kinesthetic intelligence
• This people are squirmed, they are the first to excuse themselves from anything that requires too much sitting.
• They process their knowledge through bodily sensations.
• They will have a gut feeling about a test or something they have done.
• Some have physical abilities such as sports or dancing but others enjoy mime or acting.
• They are great at mimicking your best and worst qualities.
• Other are gifted at fine motor skills that involves: drawing, fixing things, sewing or craft activities.
• They communicate very well through gestures and other forms of body language.
• This are the people that get labeled so easily as problem learners.
• If they survive the education process, they may become powerful designers or teachers.
6. Interpersonal Intelligence
• This people understand other people.
• They are frequently leaders among their peers in the neighborhood or at church.
• They know what is going on with everybody in the neighbor hood, who likes who, who fights with who and why.
• They are at the peak when they are mediating conflicts with peers because they have the uncanny ability to pick up on others feelings and intentions.
• They become counselors, business people or organisers when they grow up.
7. Intrapersonal Intelligence
• This people have strong personalities.
• They may tend to shy away from groups and prefer to bloom in isolation.
• They have deep awareness of themselves and inner feelings, dreams and ideas.
• They may keep a diary or journal and have on going projects and hobbies that are semi secretive in nature
• They may want to become writers, small business owners, running creative enterprises or enter religious work.
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