Multiple Intelligences
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Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence: Definition, Characteristics, and Activities for its Development
Since ancient times, the body has been seen as a tool or a connecting link with our mind. Both Greek and Roman culture have valued the factor of having a healthy body and, consequently, a healthy mind. Today, even though our society has changed a lot and our priorities are different, the idea of taking care of our bodies is still preserved. When talking about the theory of multiple intelligences, we cannot fail to mention bodily-kinesthetic intelligence. It is important to remember that all intelligences work together; however, each has its essential component. When we talk about the ability to use our body to express emotions, play or create new…
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Visual-spatial Intelligence: Definition, Characteristics, and Activities for its Development
The theory of multiple intelligences emphasizes that all intelligences work together; however, each has its essential component. When we mention the ability to locate ourselves in time and space and perceive our reality, we discuss vital skills in our development. Similarly, by interpreting, making, and applying three-dimensional models to daily life, we use visual-spatial intelligence. From childhood, we are born, and we develop this intelligence as we experience, explore, and discover the world around us. Visual-spatial intelligence is one of the eight intelligences that make up Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. It is important to remember that Gardner defines intelligence as “the ability to solve problems or produce products…
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Naturalistic Intelligence: Definition, Characteristics, and Activities for its Development
We are born with an interest in everything around us from a young age. It is our human nature to explore, learn and discover what we do not know. Therefore, we love to classify and categorize objects’ characteristics and common associate elements. The explained behaviors are associated with naturalistic intelligence, one of the intelligences we develop at the beginning of our lives. We can say that all children are born with a naturalistic intelligence. Little by little, they explore the world, the plants, the animals, and develop it. Naturalistic intelligence is one of the eight intelligences that make up Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. It is important to remember…
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Musical Intelligence: Definition, Characteristics, and Activities for its Development
Music is part of our lives from the moment we are born. As human beings, we celebrate the most important activities or occasions in our lives with music. Our day-to-day is full of situations that bring up mind memories to identify rhythms and melodies. That is why we do not have to be professional musicians to think about music; we all have musical intelligence. The development of musical intelligence dates back to ancient times, with musical instruments as archaeological evidence. Musical intelligence is one of the eight intelligences that make up Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. It is important to remember that Gardner defines intelligence as “the ability to…
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Logical-Mathematical Intelligence: Definition, Characteristics, and Activities for its Development
The ability to understand logical patterns, organize, and quantify objects is a characteristic that distinguishes humans from other species. It is a constant need for us to search for the meaning of the world around us. Since childhood, we order, reorder, and quantify objects according to their characteristics. The ability to use numbers correctly and reason are essential elements in the field of study and the workplace. Logical-mathematical intelligence allows us to analyze information, seek order, and give meaning to situations to apply it to problems in our daily lives. Next, we will discuss logical-mathematical intelligence and how we can develop it during our lives. The logical-mathematical intelligence is one…
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Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence: Meaning, Characteristics and Activities to Develop It
The ability to speak and express ourselves is an element that distinguishes us as human beings. Since childhood, we listen and observe the relationship sounds have with their meaning. Currently, verbal and linguistic skills are constantly evaluated in schools. Yet, little we know about the possibility of its stimulation and so its development. We will be discussing what verbal-linguistic intelligence is and how we can develop it during the course of our lives. Verbal-linguistic intelligence is one of the eight intelligences that make up Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. It is important to remember that Gardner defines intelligence as “the ability to solve problems, or to create products, that…
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Interpersonal Intelligence: What is it? and How to develop it?
Nowadays we often hear the importance of having interpersonal skills and developing our interpersonal intelligence. However, its meaning is not explained nor why its development really is important throughout our lives. Interpersonal intelligence is a concept developed by Harvard University psychologist and educator Howard Gardner. In his book Frames of Mind, published in 1983, he first presented the term and its definition. Interpersonal intelligence is one of the eight components of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences developed by Gardner. Gardner defines intelligence as “the ability to solve problems or develop products, which are important in a cultural context or in a given community.” In his theory, Gardner indicates there is…
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Intrapersonal Intelligence: What Is It? How to Develop It? And What Is It for In Everyday Life?
Surely at some point, you have heard about intrapersonal intelligence. In the same way, surely you have also heard of interpersonal intelligence. These two terms have something in common; both are derived from Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Howard Gardner is a psychologist, researcher, and educator who specialized in the analysis of cognitive abilities. He was born in Pennsylvania on July 11, 1943. He studied psychology and neuropsychology at Harvard University. In 1983, he created the Theory of Multiple Intelligences. It proposes the existence of eight types of intelligences in human beings. In 2011, Gardner was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences. This prize acknowledges his…
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48 Classroom Activities for the development of Multiple Intelligences
Developing students’ multiple intelligences in the classroom can be a complicated task when planning courses. In the same way, meeting the needs of all students during daily lessons is an even more significant challenge. However, through the use of different activities, the development of students’ intelligences can be promoted, while meeting the objectives of the lesson. On behalf of this, we can introduce the Theory of Multiple Intelligences as a compliment and help when planning our courses. The theory was developed by Harvard University psychologist Howard Gardner. It proposes the existence of eight types of intelligences in the human being and the capacity we all have for their development, which allows us to…
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What are Multiple Intelligences?
The meaning of the concept of intelligence has been in debate since the 19th century. Over time, it has varied, depending on the social, scientific and cultural changes that make up the history of the world as we know it nowadays. However, it was not until 1900, in Paris, France, that scientists Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon responded to a petition from the French Ministry of Education. This request consisted of developing a test, whose primary purpose was to give a prediction about which children would succeed and in turn, which would not, in the primary grades of the Parisian schools. Out of this grounding emerged what we know today…
