Multiple Intelligence in Children

HMCay 2013-20141st Semester

Trends and Issues

Prepared by:

BEEd-ECE IV

June 24, 2013

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For learning to occur,

focusing on the strengths and skills of

the child gives the child

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opportunity to learn in the

ways that the child learns

BESTChildren’s different strengths may influence how children make sense of the world.

There are several key points in the Multiple Intelligences theory

that are worth mentioning.

Some individuals possess higher levels of certain intelligences than others do but most importantly, most of us are highly intelligent in some, modestly

intelligent in some and underdeveloped in the rest (Armstrong, 1994).1st every individual possesses all eight

intelligences.

2nd Everyone has the capacity to learn or become better in a certain intelligence

by instruction and encouragement (Armstrong, 1994).

most people can develop each intelligence to a certain level of competency.

3rd intelligences usually work together in complex ways. They are always interacting with one another (Armstrong, 1994).

4ththere are many ways to be intelligent within each category.

There is a great diversity of ways in which individuals can show us their intelligence within each intelligence (Armstrong, 1994).

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Verbal-Linguistic“Word Smart”

These are children with strong Verbal-Linguistic intelligence have a propensity to produce language and sensitivity to the nuances, order and rhythm of words.

Professionals with strong

VL intelligence will be

writers, public speakers,

teachers, and actors.

These students lve to read, write and tell stories. They have good memories for names, places, dates and trivia.

The writer/speaker

Some historical examples include

Charlton HestonAbraham LincolnUS Vice Presidentlawyer, politician

T.S. Elliotpublisher, playwright,

literary and social critic and "one of the twentieth century's major poet”

theatre and television actor political activist

Math-Logical“Number Smart”These children have the ability to reason deductively and can recognize and manipulate abstract patterns or relationships. They can easily solve simple problems, decipher and decode simple challenges, perform science experiments, participate in complicated board games or even take part in complex problem solving scenarios.

As they grow old, they may

become potential scientists,

mathematicians, computer

programmers, lawyers or

accountants

The scientist


Alexander Graham Bell

Albert Einsteingreat physicist and

mathematician

Nicolae Teslainventor, electrical

engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and

futurist

eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator

Visual/Spatial“Picture Smart”These are children have the ability to create visual-spatial representations and can transfer them mentally or concretely. Students who exhibit this intelligence need a mental or physical "picture" to understand the information being presented. They like to draw and paint objects and figures. He or she may also like to design and solve complex pattern related problems.

typically they become graphic

artists, architects,

cartographers and sculptors as

they grow

The Builder


Bobby FischerFrank Lloyd Wrightarchitect, interior designer,

writer and educator

Pablo PicassoSpanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist,

and stage designer

American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess

Champion

Musical“Music Smart”

Children with strong Musical intelligence have great sensitivity to

the rhythm of sounds (e.g. pitch, timbre, composition). They like to

sig, hum, play, participate in musical events, play musical

instruments and compose songs and lyrics.

enjoy listening to music

and may ultimately

work as singers,

songwriters,

composers, or even

music teachers

The Composer


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Ludwig van Beethoven

German composer and pianist

Johann Sebastian Bach

German composer, organist, harpsichordist,

violist, and violinist

prolific and influential composer of the Classical

era

Bodily-Kinesthetic

These children gravitate towards athletics; however, they also

may use their bodies to solve problems, or convey ideas and

emotions.

BK intelligence will include

athletes, surgeons, dancers and

even inventors

The Athlete

He or she is very versatile in acting, mimicking or even moving from one place to the other. They like to make a number of things and enjoy activities like sports, dancing and drama. They may be a quick learner as well.

They are good at physical activities, have good hand-eye coordination and

may have a tendency to move around a lot while expressing themselves.

“Body Smart”


Andre Agassi

Michael Jordan professional basketball player,

entrepreneur

Tiger Woods American professional golfer

American retired professional tennis player

Interpersonal“People Smart”

These children work effectively in a group and understand and

recognize the goals, motivations and intentions of

others. Students with this intelligence thrive in

cooperative, group work situations and are skilled at communicating, mediating and negotiating. They can

easily mix and gel with others.

Professionals in this

intelligence may be

teachers, therapists, and

salespeople

The Peacemaker


Ronald ReaganMohandas Gandhipreeminent leader of

Indian nationalism

Mother Theresa founder of the

Missionaries of Charity40th US president, radio, film and television actor

Intrapersonal“Me Smart”

Children who are strong in the Intrapersonal intelligence have the

ability to understand one's own emotions, goals and motivations.

These students have good instincts about their strengths and abilities. With this intelligence, they may be very adept at socializing with other people. They may be too extrovert by showing a sense of friendliness to others. They may want to lead

people and support other in the group.

This intelligence will be highly

developed in professionals who

work as philosophers,

psychiatrists or religious

leaders

The Philosopher


Sigmund Freud

Eleanor Roosevelt"First Lady of the World" in tribute to

her human rights achievements

founding father of psychoanalysis

Naturalist“Nature Smart”

This type of intelligence may make your child like working with living things like

animals, pets, plants and other creatures. They may also like to be alone with the

natural objects and things. This intelligence signifies that your child is

nature smart and interested in world of plants, animals and enjoys learning more

about them.

Some professions with

focus on this

intelligence will

include forest rangers,

botanists, farmers and

biologists

The Earth-lover


Charles Darwin John Muir naturalist, author, and early advocate

of preservation of wildernessEnglish naturalist

One little known part of MI theory suggests that each of the intelligences has its own developmental trajectory through the life

span.

Music seems to develop earlier than any of the

intelligences. We see five year olds performing and composing music (like Mozart). Music also stays robust until late in life. Eubie Blake, Igor Stravinsky, and Leopold Stokowski were all still musically active well into their eighties.


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We don’t see five-year-olds creating their own mathematical theorems. We DO see teenagers creating unique systems of mathematical thought. Blaise Pascal was sixteen when he came up with some ideas that are still used today by mathematicians. It seems that the most creative time for mathematicians is in adolescence and early adulthood. It’s been said that if a person hasn’t made an original contribution to math by the age of forty, he or she never will.

Logical-mathematical intelligence doesn’t develop as early as music but develops pretty early in the lifespan


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bodily-kinesthetic intelligence like Olympic-level gymnast may be over the hill at the age of eighteen

If you’re in midlife and want to reach high levels of accomplishment, then consider

linguistic, interpersonal, or intrapersonal intelligences.

Language Skills Linguistic

0-5 years 5 years to puberty

Decrease with time

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Thinking Skills L-M Linguistic Naturalist

0-48 Months 4 years to puberty

Decrease over time

Physical Skills BK Spatial

0-24 months 2 years to puberty

Decrease over time

Music Skills Musical

0-3 years 3 to 10 years Decrease with time

Social Skills Interpersonal


Increase with practice

Emotional Skills Intrapersonal


Increase with practice

Developmental TrajectoryWindows of Opportunity

Albert Einstein was four years old

before he could speak and seven

before he could read.

Beethoven's music teacher

once said of him, "As a composer,

he is hopeless"

A newspaper editor fired Walt Disney because he had "no good ideas"

Abraham Lincoln entered the Black Hawk War as a captain and came out as a private.

Thomas Edison's

teachers told him he was too

stupid to learn anything.

Louisa May Alcott was told by an editor that she would never write anything that had popular appeal.

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Children are like crayons. No matter what color, what size, what shape, what condition or how old they may be, both are capable ofbeautiful things when given a lovinghand to guide them.

Happy teaching! :)

References:http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05032002-161255/unrestricted/Sonia_Thesis.pdf

http://wonderfulyearskindergarten.blogspot.com/2012/04/8-multiple-intelligences-in-children.html

http://infant-ssy-program.blogspot.com/2008/09/understanding-gardners-multiple.html

http://accessguide.doe.louisiana.gov/Literacy%20Library/Schiller%20Multiple%20Intelligence%20in%20the%20Early%20Childhood%20Classroom.pdf

http://institute4learning.com/blog/2012/08/23/multiple-intelligences-and-human-development/

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