Multiple Intelligences

How do you learn?

Why should it be important to you?• enables you to succeed in school, college, or

university• allows you to learn “your way” – through your

own best strategies• shows you how to overcome the limitations of

poor instructors

Linguistic IntelligenceSection 1

• You enjoy good stories• You like to read• You are a good speaker• You may have a journal or diary• You enjoy crosswords or tongue twistersFamous person with linguistic intelligence is

Theodor Seuss Geisel.

Mathematical IntelligenceSection 2

• You want to know how things work• You are good at math• You like logic puzzles and/or brainteasers• You enjoy checkers or chessFamous person with mathematical Intelligence is Sir Isaac Newton.

Musical IntelligenceSection 3

• You have a feel for music• You can tell when music if off-key• You are good at remembering melodies and

rhythms• You might even play an instrumentFamous person with musical intelligence was

Elvis Presley.

Spatial IntelligenceSection 4

• You think in pictures• You are good at reading maps, charts, and

diagrams• You like art and solving mazes• You often doodle in classFamous person with spatialIntelligence is Tommy Hilfiger.

Kinesthetic IntelligenceSection 5

• You are athletic• You move constantly and fidget when you

have to sit for a long period of time• You learn best by doing• You excel easily in at least one sportFamous person with the kinestheticIntelligence is Michael Jordan.

Interpersonal IntelligenceSection 6

• You are a people person• You have many friends• You are a natural leader• You are good at helping friends solve their

problemsFamous person the interpersonal intelligence

was Princess Diana of Wales.

Intrapersonal IntelligenceSection 7

• You know yourself very well• You know your strengths and weaknesses• You like to spend time alone thinking• You would rather work alone than with a

group of studentsFamous person with the intrapersonalIntelligence was Charles Schultz.

Naturalist IntelligenceSection 8

• You are an outdoors person• You like nature magazines or books about

animals• You are good with animals• You like to watch the Weather ChannelFamous person with the naturalist Intelligence is Jane Goodall.