Title: Howard Gardner and the Theory of Multiple Intelligences - Exploring your mind
Headings: Howard Gardner and the Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Howard Gardner and the Theory of Multiple Intelligences
A definition of intelligence according to Gardner
Academic excellence isn’t everything
Intelligence is a skill you can develop
The theory of multiple intelligences: 8 kinds of intelligence
Logical-mathematical intelligence
Verbal-linguistic intelligence
Musical-rhythmic intelligence
Visual-spatial intelligence
Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
Interpersonal intelligence
Naturalistic intelligence
Existential intelligence
Bibliography
What is Musical Intelligence? How Can I Improve It?

Content: No elite athlete gets to the top without training, no matter how good their natural abilities might be. We could say the same thing about mathematicians, poets, or emotionally intelligent people. That’s why, according to the multiple intelligences model proposed by Howard Gardner, we all have the potential to develop our intelligence, supported by our abilities and our motivation. The theory of multiple intelligences: 8 kinds of intelligence
Logical-mathematical intelligence
Gardner defines this intelligence as the ability to understand abstract relationships. We use it to solve problems in logic and math. It lines up with the logical hemisphere’s way of thinking, and with what our culture has always seen as the only kind of intelligence (Morchio, 2004:4). According to Gardner (1999a) this intelligence deals with: the ability to juggle numbers effectively
analyze problems logically
investigate problems scientifically
These people enjoy: solving mysteries
working with numbers and complex calculations
counting
organizing information into tables
fixing computers
doing brainteasers
playing video games
They can also estimate, figure out, and remember numbers and statistics (Armstrong, 2003) well.