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Gardner
WGU Foundations of Teaching
Term | Definition, etc. |
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Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences | Defines intelligence as "the capacity to solve problems or fashion products that are valued in one or more cultural settings." 8 intelligences, everyone has all 8, but in different proportions. You can strengthen your weaker areas. |
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence | Sensitivity to and capacity to discern logical or number patterns; ability to handle long bits of reasoning. |
Linguistic Intelligence | Sensitivity to the sounds, rhythms, and meanings of words; sensitivity to the different functions of language. |
Musical Intelligence | Ability to produce and appreciate rhythm, pitch, and timbre; appreciation of the forms of musical expression |
Naturalist Intelligence | Sensitivity to natural objects, like plants/animals; making fine sensory discrimination. |
Visual-Spatial Intelligence | Capacity to accurately perceive the visual-spatial world; ability to perform transformations on one's initial perceptions. |
Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence | Ability to control one's body movements and handle objects skillfully. |
Interpersonal Intelligence | capacity to discern and respond appropriately to the moods, temperaments, motivations, and desires of others. |
Intrapersonal Intelligence | Ability to access one's own feelings/abilities to discriminate among them and draw on them to guide behavior; knowledge of one's own strengths, weaknesses, desires and intelligences. |