Intelligence

How do we Judge Intelligence?

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Who is the most Intelligent?

• From the following list of candidates, select the five that your group believes to be the most intelligent – explain the criteria that was used.

• Charles Darwin• Mother Theresa• Shakespeare• Madonna (singer)• Adolf Hitler• Sigmund Freud• Michael Jordan• Gandhi• Wayne Gretzky• Martin Luther King Junior• Pablo Picasso

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Who is the most intelligent?

• All are intelligent - but in different ways

• Gardner’s definition of intelligence:– “ We call someone intelligent if they can solve

problems that face them in their lives and if they are able to produce things that are of value to our culture”

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Gardner’s 8 Intelligences

• Verbal /Linguistic Intelligence– Responsible for the

production of language, including poetry, humour, story-telling, grammar, metaphors, similes, abstract reasoning, symbolic thinking conceptual patterning and the written word.

• To activate this intelligence:– Read a story then write a

sequel– Listen to someone’s ideas

then have a discussion with them

– Learn a new word each day– Write a speech and then

give it.– Keep a journal and reflect

on each day

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Gardner’s 8 Intelligences

• Body/Kinesthetic Intelligence– The ability to use the

body to express emotion (dancing, body language), to play a game (sports), to create a new product (an invention).

– Learning by doing

• To activate this intelligence:– Role play an idea

– Play non-competitive games

– Walk in a different way to change your mood

– Observe your body and how it completes everyday tasks such as shoveling, mowing grass washing dishes, etc.

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Gardner’s 8 Intelligences

• Music/Rhythmic Intelligence – recognizing and using

rhythmic and tonal patterns and sensitivity to sounds from the environment, the human voice, and musical instruments.

– Learning our ABC’s

• To activate this intelligence:– Shift your mood

through listening to music

– Sing to express an idea

– Listen to various sounds of nature

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Gardner’s 8 Intelligences

• Interpersonal Intelligence– The ability to work

cooperatively in a group and to communicate both verbally and non-verbally with others

– Empathy

• To activate this intelligence:– Join a committee– Listen to other people, turn off the “mind chatter”

and focus– Try to guess what someone

else is thinking or feeling.– Explore different ways to

communicate with others (facial expression, gestures, body posture,etc).

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Gardner’s 8 Intelligences

• Intrapersonal Intelligence– Knowledge of self,

including feelings and emotions responses the way you think, self-reflection.

– Requires all other intelligences in order to express

• To activate this intelligence– Practice watching your

thoughts and feelings

– In 25 words or fewer answer the question “Who am I?” – keep revising

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Gardner’s 8 Intelligences

• Naturalist Intelligence– The ability to

recognize and classify plants, minerals, animals and to recognize cultural artifacts

• To activate this intelligence:– Go on a nature walk

– Plant a garden

– Bird watch

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Gardner’s 8 Intelligences

• Logical / Mathematical Intelligence– Abstract symbols and

formulas– Graphing– Number sequences– Deciphering codes– Problem solving– Pattern games

• To activate this intelligence– Play a board game

– Do problem solving puzzles

– Learn a new computer program

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Gardner’s 8 Intelligences

• Visual / Spatial Intelligence– Active imagination

– Color Schemes

– Painting

– Drawing

– Mind-Mapping

– Pretending

– Sculpting

• To activate this intelligence:– Take an art class

– Plan and decorate your bedroom

– Do a self-portrait

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Gardner’s 8 Intelligences

• Multiple Intelligence is not a new theory, but it does offer a new way of thinking. It is meant to be a tool in which we can strengthen ourselves. We each have all eight intelligences but we are stronger in some areas than in others

• What do you think is your strongest intelligence? Your weakest?

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Gardner’s 8 Intelligences

• Go to http://www.careerccc.org/products/cp_99_e/section1/quiz.cfm

• Complete the self-assessment: What Are My Multiple Intelligences?

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Which MI is most likely to be prominently exemplified in the following

professions:• Psychiatrist• Actor• Counselor• Novelist• Architect• Public Speaker• Cartographer• Dancer• Composer• Banker

• Philosopher

• Biologist

• Athlete

• Politician

• Comedian

• Computer

programmer

• Fisherperson

• Teacher

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What is your learning style?

• To learn we depend on our senses to bring the information to our brain

• Most of us tend to use one of our senses more than the others but we also use them in combination

• There are three types of learners– Auditory– Visual– Kinesthetic

• Which one do you think you are?

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SEE IT

• If you are a visual learner you will learn best by:– Watching a demonstration– Looking at pictures– Watching a video– Reading instructions

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HEAR IT

• If you are an auditory learner you learn best by:– Listening to instructions– Discussing a topic– Reading out loud

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DO IT

• If you are a kinesthetic learner you learn best by:– Trying something yourself– Actually playing the game– Physically doing something

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Learning styles and MI

• If you are a visual learner, you will tend to be strong in the following MI’s:

• Visual/Spatial• Logical/Mathematical• Intrapersonal• Naturalist

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Learning styles and MI

• If you are a Auditory learner you will tend to be strong in the following MI’s:

• Linguistic• Logical/Mathematical• Interpersonal• Intrapersonal• Naturalist

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Learning styles and MI

• If you are a kinesthetic learner you will tend to be strong in the following MI’s:

• Bodily/kinesthetic• Visual/spatial• Musical/Rhythmic• Naturalist