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The theory of multiple intelligences is a theory proposed by developmental psychologist Howard Gardner in 1983. He proposes that people have several kinds of " intelligence", and that teachers can only reach all of their students by adapting their lessons to each of these types of intelligences. Gardner sells a number of books and lesson plans based on this idea.Gardner bases his theory on (a) his interpretation of studies of people who have had brain damage and studying their relative ability or inability to learn, (b) the belief that all humans are equally intelligent.
To do with words, spoken or written. People who specialise in this area are generally good at writing, oration and (to a lesser extent) learning from lectures. They also tend to have broad vocabularies and learn languages easily.
To do with numbersNumbers can mean: Number Book_of_Numbers., with logicIn ordinary language, logic is the reasoning used to reach a conclusion from a set of assumptions. More formally, logic is the study of inference—the process whereby new assertions are produced from already established ones. As such, of particular concern and abstractionThis article is about the concept of abstraction in general. For other uses, please see abstract (disambiguation). Abstraction is the thought process wherein ideas are distanced from objects. Abstraction uses a strategy of simplification of detail, whereis. Those who favour this intelligence generally excel in mathematicsMathematics is commonly defined as the study of patterns of structure, change, and space; more informally, one might say it is the study of "figures and numbers". In the formalist view, it is the investigation of axiomatically defined abstract structures and computer programmingComputer programming (often simply programming is the craft of implementing one or more interrelated abstract algorithms using a particular programming language to produce a concrete computer program. Programming has elements of art, science, mathematics,, and are often jacks of all trades by virtue of logic. Careers might include those involving scienceFor the scientific journal named Science see Science (journal). Science is both a process of gaining knowledge, and the organized body of knowledge gained by this process. The scientific process is the systematic acquisition of new knowledge about a syste and computer programming.
To do with vision and spacial judgement. People in this group are generally possessed of high hand-eye coordination , can interpret art well and can tessellate objects (as in loading a truck) easily. Such people might work as artists, artisans and engineers.
2.2 Body- kinesthetic
To do with muscular coordination, movement and doing. In this category, people generally are more adept at sports and dance, and work better when moving. In addition, they learn better by doing things and interacting with them physically. Most dancers, gymnasts and athletes are in this category.
To do with hearing. Those good with this tend to be better singers and have better pitch, in addition to liking music more. Music also helps people in this category work better, and those here will also learn better from lectures.
