THEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE

Presented by

JULIUS SERRANO CUDIAMAT

THEORIST OF INTELLIGENCE

ROBERT STERNBERG

• Viewed intelligence as broad

and includes much more than

what is measured by tests

• He proposed the Triarchic

Theory of Intelligence

TRIARCHIC THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE

CONTEXTUAL

COMPONENTIAL

-Think abstractly and

process information

effectively

EXPERIENTIAL

-Formulate new ideas, to

combine seemingly

unrelated facts

CONTEXTUAL

-Shape the environment

to maximize one’s

strength and

compensate one’s

weaknesses

(Practical)

THEORIST OF INTELLIGENCE

• “The capacity of individuals

to acquire and advance

knowledge reflects the

priorities and opportunities

that society presents in a

cultural domain.”

HOWARD GARDNER

• Intelligence is seen as a

flexible, culturally dependent

construct and as such it

reflects a social constructivist

perspective.

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Originally, there are

seven intelligences

proposed by

Howard Gardner

In 1983, in his book

Frames of Mind, he listed 8

intelligence and suggested

the possibility of adding

“existential intelligence”

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

The capacity to use

language, your

native language,

and other

languages, to

express what's on

your mind and to

understand other

people.

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

L I N G U I S T I C

Inclined in the use of written and spoken words

Effectively communicate their ideas through words

Understands relationship between communication and

meaning

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Edit a written piece or work

Write a speech or a story

Explanation of ideas

Commentate on an event

Recite a poem

Create a news article

Apply a positive or negative

“spin” to a story

What are the

tasks that

suit us?

LINGUISTIC/

WORD- SMART

PUPIL

LINGUISTIC/

WORD- SMART

PUPIL

Capabale of doing logical

thinking and reasonings

Understand the underlying

principles of some kind of

a causal system the way

scientist does

Can manipulate numbers,

quantities, and operations,

the way a mathematician

does

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Inclined in performing Mathematical calculations

Logical thinker

Enjoy exploring how things are

related, and likes to

understand how things work

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Perform mental calculations

Create a process to

measure something difficult

Analyze how machine works

Devise a strategy

What are the

tasks that

suit us?

Solve a problem using a

different solution

Logical-

Mathematical

Math Smart

Pupil

Mathematician

Engineers

Accountants

Computer

experts

Researcher

Statistician

Analyst

Traders

Bankers

Insurance

brokers

Deal Makers

The capacity to think in

music, to be able to hear

patterns, recognise them,

remember them and

manipulate them.

People who have a strong

musical intelligence don't

just remember music

easily--they can't get it out

of their minds.

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Inclined in recognition of tonal and rhythmic patterns

Understands relationship

between sound and feeling

MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Perform a musical piece

Coach someone to play

musical instrument

Review a musical work

Identify the title of the song

What are the

tasks that

suit me?

Express your feelings

through music/ song

MUSICAL

MUSIC-SMART PUPIL

Musician Singer DJ’s

entertainer

pianist

Voice coach

Party-planner, noise advisor, Acoustic engineers, piano tuner,

composers

Song writer, Music arranger, Radio broadcaster,

The capacity to use your

whole body or parts of

your body (hand, fingers,

arms) to solve a problem,

make something, or put

on some kind of

production

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Inclined in body movement control

Has physical agility and balance, eye and body

coordination

Capable of using his body to express feelings and ideas

BODILY- KINESTHETIC

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Juggle

Demonstrate a sport

technique

Create a mime to explain

something

What are the

tasks that

suit me?

Express your feelings through

interpretative dance

Fly a kite

B O D I L Y - K I N E S T H E T I C

D a n c e r D e m o n s t r a t o r

A c t o r

A t h l e t e s

C r a f t s m e n

C h e fS o l d i e r s

F i r e F i g h t e r

G a r d e n e r s

A d v e n t u r e r s

Ability to represent the

spatial world internally

in your mind

They like to see what

you are talking about in

order to understand it.

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Inclined in visual and spatial perception

Excel in activities that includes pictorial imagination and

interpretation and creation of visual images

S P A T I A L - V I S U A L

Understands relationship between images and meanings

SPATIAL VISUAL

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Design a costume

Create a room lay-out

What are the

tasks that

suit me?Express your ideas

through painting

Interpret a painting

SPATIAL-VISUAL

IMAGE SMART

PUPIL

Artist

Designer

Cartoonist

Architects

Sculptor

Town

Planner

EngineersPhotographer

The ability to

understand

relationship between

people and their

situations and other

people’s situation.

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Has the ability to perceive other peoples feelings

Inclined in establishing relationship with other people

INTERPERSONAL

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Counsel another person

Show feelings through

body language

Interpret moods from

facial expression

What are the

tasks that

suit us?

Introduce yourself to a

stranger

Demonstrate how you

make acquaintances

Therapist Sales manager

HR professional

Leaders

Organizers

Businessman

Counselors

Teachers

Advertising professional

Psychologist

The capability to

understand oneself, ones

relationship to others and

the world

Understands one’s own

need for and reaction to

change

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Has high level of self awareness

Capable of changing his/her

beliefs for self improvement

Self reflection and self discovery

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Reflect how much you

learned using KWL chart

Consider one’s own aims,

views and beliefs

Write your dreams and

personal goals

The ability to discriminate

among living as well as

sensitivity to other features

of the natural world

Highly values the role of

humanity in caring for our

environment and its living

and non-living

components

Has the capability to relate

themselves with the infinite

or cosmos

They are concerned with

existential issues and seek

experiences in religious

mythology.

THEORIES OF INTELLIGENCE

• The Triarchic theory of Intelligence is

said to be part of the Theory of Multiple

Intelligences.

CONTEXTUAL(Practical)