INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT

By: Sarah Kate Fearing

February 15, 2012

For: Mrs. Erin Mitchell

I completely agree with the results of the intelligence

assessment. Naturally it would make sense that I would have my strengths in musical intelligence (which is what I love to do and relate to), logical intelligence (like when I am counting out rhythms and beats) and kinaesthetic

intelligence (like when I move my fingers, breathe, march and maintain my posture). My two middle

intelligences, interpersonal and intrapersonal, are rightly ranked because I love to help out my friends and learn more about why I act the way I do (which is a kind of

crazy). After I talked with counselors and psychologists, I realized I absolutely loved learning about the human

mind. My weakest three areas of intelligence are linguistic, naturalistic, and visual/spatial intelligence. I’m not very good with words or memory of names of

plants. I also am horrible at visual memory too.

MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE

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usical intelligence was my strongest intelligence area. Musical

intelligence is when a person learns, memorizes and relates best to music.

For the Sensation and Perception Chapters (modules 12-17) I believe a

great activity would be for students to upload their favorite (appropriate)

music video and analyze the process of transduction in both hearing and

vision while watching the video. They can go on further to describe what

made them have the reactions to the songs and why it’s their favorite. All

of this could be done in a Prezi format and then be submitted in. To make

the assignment even more interesting, the students could do the project in

the form of a discussion and share opinions on the music videos. This

would allow them to relate what they are learning to something they find

interesting in a form of intelligence that they can get the most out of.

KINAESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE

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y second strongest form of intelligence was kinaesthetic intelligence which

is more to do with actions and hands-on learning. For the Neuroscience

and Behavior chapter (modules 4-5) a neat project would be for the

students to describe how their nervous system works and take pictures of

them doing certain actions and then describe how it happens in the body.

The students could also take videos of themselves in action and make a

Prezi describing how their brain and nervous system work to make them

move. A member of the band could have a friend take a video of him

playing his instrument to demonstrate an action carried out by his brain

and nervous system. This project would help kinaesthetic learners to learn

by doing.

LOGICAL INTELLIGENCE

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y third strongest intelligence was logical intelligence or “number smart.”

In module three: Research Strategies students could take their own

surveys around their school, neighborhood and home to practice how to

accurately plan and execute a scientific survey. Students could be given a

list of topics to choose from and then form a plan to carry out a survey.

This could be done as either a group or individual project submitted in

the form of a Power Point Presentation. Through personal experience in

gathering data, the students can learn more about the meaning behind

the numbers. For logical thinkers, numbers and patterns are an excellent

way to learn.