Chapter 11c
A PLETHORA OF IDEAS
7 intelligences
SEVEN INTELLIGENCES
In Chapter 11, True Learning provides
an overview of 7 intelligences identified by worldwide researcher
Howard Gardner, PhD.
In essence he believes every one has
2 or 3 intelligences above the normal population.
Information is on the Internet.
A BRIEF AND CONDENSED OVERVIEW
MATH INTELLIGENCE
Quick to mentally figure out math, this person logically analyzes possibilities.
Think financier.
MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE
Music plays everywhere all the time. Playing instruments is
as natural as is singing.
Think symphony.
AUDITORY INTELLIGENCE
This person prefers to talk about most anything; listening is preferred, too.
Think sports announcer.
KINESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE
From sports to sewing, this person
prefers action to sitting still.
Think running and hiking bike trails.
SPATIAL and ART INTELLIGENCE
This person expresses ideas through
art and sculpture. Whether designing a bridge, or painting a scene,
this is a preferred activity.
Think department store
window designer.
PEOPLE-CENTERED INTELLIGENCE
This person enjoys other people
A natural conversationalist, this person is often the leader in a group.
Think business trainer.
PHILOSOPHIC INTELLIGENCE
This person prefers thinking about everything: how things work, why things are the way they are.
Think corporation think tanks.
TRUE LEARNING
Chapter 11
A Plethora of Ideas for Education
This chapter defines thinking and learning methods plus how to ask questions, plan, and make decisions.
Graphic designs to enrich and thinking techniques base on the research of Benjamin Bloom round out
a very full chapter.
The Three Little Pigs
brings it together in a unique unit to define the processes.
Common sense is genius dressed
in working clothes.
Ralph Waldo Emerson