MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE

Teacher Development Institute

Dhaka

What is intelligence ?

• Intelligence is an ability to cope with situations

• Human intelligence is diversified• Currently 8 intelligences are

discovered so it is known as multiple intelligence

Types of intelligence

• Verbal Linguistic• Logical-Mathematical • Spatial• Bodily-Kinesthetic • Musical • Interpersonal • Intrapersonal • Natural

Verbal linguistic intelligence

• These people are sensitive to sounds, structure, meanings, and functions of words and language.

• They like: – To listen– To speak – To read– To write – Have large vocabulary – More articulate – Have sharp memory

Teaching by verbal intelligence

• Story telling • Brainstorming • Tape recording • Journal writing • Publishing

Logical mathematical intelligence• These people are sensitive to logical and

numerical patterns, able to handle long chain of reasoning.

• They like: – To count– Develop idea in the absence of object– Like comprehension or shorter version – Like puzzles and games – Prefer to put things in order – Like to solve problems – Want to study and experiment through

Teaching by logical intelligence

• Calculation and quantification• Classifications and categorizations • Socratic questioning • Scientific thinking

Spatial intelligence

• These people are sensitive to visual world and one’s initial perception.

• They like to: – Think about the content of a picture– Try to remember with the help of picture – Like to draw and colour – Like to make shapes and objects – Understand map, chart etc. easily – Can think of an image easily – Can use metaphor

Teaching by spatial intelligence

• Visualization • Colour cues • Idea sketching • Graphic symbols

Bodily kinesthetic intelligence

• These people are sensitive to controlling body movement and handle objects skillfully.

• They like to: – Play sports and games– Want to touch and hold easily – Are skilled in handicraft – Have control over body and limbs – Learn easily through participation – Learn easily by doing rather than seeing

or listening

Teaching by bodily intelligence

• Body answers, movements etc. • Practical and craft work • Classroom theater/drama• Participatory approaches

Musical intelligence

• These people are sensitive to music, rhythm, pitch. They also appreciate the forms of musical expressiveness.

• They like to: – Listen music and rhymes – Recite – Play instruments – Attracted by natural sounds

Teaching by musical intelligence

• Rhythms and songs• Through rhymes • Mood music

Interpersonal intelligence

• These people are sensitive to the moods, temperaments, motivations and desires of other people.

• They can: – Easily understand others mind– Develop relation with others easily – Have many friends – Help others to resolve their problems – Prefer to work in groups – Understand social conditions

Use of interpersonal intelligence

• Peer sharing • Cooperative group works• Simulation

Intrapersonal intelligence

• These people are sensitive to one’s own feeling, life and emotion.

• They like to: – Stay alone – Think more – Want to learn independently – Predict future situation – Understand his/her own strengths and

weakness – Keep apart from many social events

Use of intrapersonal intelligence

• Ask for individual reading• One-minute reflection period • Imagination • Thinking

Natural intelligence

• These people are sensitive to natural phenomena and remains close to nature.

• They like to: – Enjoy natural beauty– Like natural sounds and rhythms – Remain in natural setting – Like natural sounds– Like animal, plant and landscape

Use of natural intelligence

• Sight seeing • Study tour • Use natural surrounding • Link up with natural phenomena

Therefore try to accommodate more thanone intelligence in your teaching exercise