gardner's multiple intelligences - detail The more detailed d diagram iagram bel below ow expands the detail for the original seven intelligences shown above, and also suggests ideas for applying the model and underpinning theories, so as to optimise learning and training, design accelerated learning methods, and to assess training and learning suitability and eectiveness. related tasks, activities or tests
preferred learning style clues
intelligence type description
typical roles
1 Linguistic
writers, lawyers, write a set of words and language journalists, speakers, instructions; trainers, copy-writers, speak on a english teachers, subject; edit a poets, editors, written piece or linguists, translators, work; write a
words and language, written and spoken; retention, interpretation and explanation of
PR consultants, speech; ideas and via media consultants, commentate on information ! and radio an event; apply language, presenters, voice-over understands positive or artistes relationship negative "spin" between to a story communication and meaning # LogicalMathematical
a process analysts, create analyse problems, researchers, to measure traders, bankers perform something bookmakers, mathematical difficult; insurance brokers, calculations, analyse how a negotiators, dealunderstands makers, troublemachine works; relationship create a between cause and shooters, directors process; devise effect towards a a strategy to tangible outcome or achieve an aim; result assess the value of a business or a proposition
numbers and logic
$ Musical
musical ability, musicians, singers, perform a music, sounds, awareness, composers, %&"s, musical piece; rhythm appreciation and music producers, sing a song; use of sound; piano tuners, acoustic review a recognition of tonal engineers, musical work; and rhythmic entertainers, party- coach someone patterns, planners, to play a understands musical environment and relationship noise advisors, voice instrument; specify mood between sound and coaches feeling music for telephone systems and receptions
' BodilyKinesthetic
physical experience juggle; body movement dancers, demonstrators, actors, demonstrate a and movement, control, manual touch and feel sports dexterity,, physical athletes, divers, dexterity techni)ue; flip a agility and balance; sports-people, eye and body coordination
* Sp Spat atial ial-V -Vis isual ual
soldiers, fire-fighters, beer-mat; a mime to create P("s, performance artistes; ergonomists, explain something; toss osteopaths, fishermen, drivers, a pancake; fly a kite; coach crafts-people; workplace gardeners, chefs, posture, assess acupuncturists, healers, adventurers work-station ergonomics
visua visuall an and d spatia spatiall artists, designers, perception; cartoonists, story-
design a costume;
pictures, shapes, images, $% space
interpretation and boarders, architects, interpret a creation of visual photographers, painting; create images; pictorial sculptors, towna room layout; imagination and planners, visionaries, create a expression; inventors, engineers, corporate logo; understands cosmetics and beauty design a relationship building; pack a consultants between images suitcase or the and meanings, and boot of a car between space and effect + nte nterp rper erso sona nall
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interpret moods human contact,
other people!s
professionals,
from facial
communications,
feelings; ability to relate to others; interpretation of behaviour and communications; understands the
expressions; cooperation, demonstrate teamwork feelings through body through body language;; affect language the feelings of
others inway; a relationships organisers, planned between people and healers, carers, advertising coach or their situations, professionals, including other coaches and mentors; counsel another person people there is clear association between this type of intelligence and what is now termed ".motional (ntelligence" or ./0 ./0 ntr ntrap aper erso sona nall
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self-reflection, self-
one"s note below0and who is decide personal own aims and discovery self-aware cognisance, personal involved in the personal process of changing changes objectivity,, the objectivity re)uired to capability to personal thoughts, understand oneself, beliefs and behaviour achieve them not necessarily one"s relationship in relation to their reveal this to to others and the situation, other world, and one"s people, their purpose others0; consider one"s own need for, and and aims - in this own"&ohari own "&ohari reaction to change respect there is a 5indow",, and 5indow" similarity decide options to 2aslow"s 3elf4ctualisation level, 4ctualisation level, and again there is clear association between this type of intelligence and what is now termed ".motional (ntelligence" or ./
for development; consider and decide one"s own position in relation to .motional the.motional the (ntelligence model