Gardner's Theory

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Gardner’s theory A. Paragraph 1: Provide a brief overview of Gardner’s theory and its significance. Linguistic. The ability to use spoken or written words. Logical-Mathematical. Inductive and deductive thinking and reasoning abilities, logic, as well as the use of numbers and abstract pattern recognition. Visual-Spatial. The ability to mentally visualize objects and spatial dimensions. Body-Kinesthetic. The wisdom of the body and the ability to control physical motion Musical-Rhythmic. The ability to master music as well as rhythms, tones and beats. Interpersonal. The ability to communicate effectively with other people and to be able to develop relationships. Intrapersonal. The ability to understand one’s own emotions, motivations, inner states of being, and self-reflection. B. Paragraph 2: Summarize each of the “Seven Intelligences” using your own words. Howard Gardner describes intelligence as “the capacity to solve problems or to fashion products that are valued in one or more cultural setting,” (as cited in). As previously mentioned, Gardner developed the idea that the human brain is made up of seven different sources within the brain which define and support our learning. These seven intelligences are: Logical-Mathematical intelligence, linguistic intelligence, spatial intelligence, musical intelligence, bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, interpersonal intelligence, and intrapersonal intelligence. Although Gardner defines these seven intelligences as separate segments of the human brain, he also theorized that these intelligences are interdependent, in that each intelligence relies on the other in order to result in learning and problem solving. One example of this would be learning to play a musical instrument. Obviously, musical intelligence would be a factor, but without bodily-kinesthetic intelligence (necessary for controlling breathing
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