Online Course
Nurs 787 - Theory Teaching and Learning
Module 2: Contexts of Learning and Learner Characteristics
Multiple Intelligence
This theory was developed by Howard Gardner He claims that all human beings have nine multiple intelligences. Thirteen Ed Online provides an online workshop for Tapping Into Multiple Intelligences and a comprehensive Multiple Intelligence test (with 80 questions).The following explanation of the nine multiple intelligences is courtesy of Thirteen Ed Online:
- Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence -- well-developed verbal skills and sensitivity to the sounds, meanings and rhythms of words
- Mathematical-Logical Intelligence -- ability to think conceptually and abstractly, and capacity to discern logical or numerical patterns
- Musical Intelligence -- ability to produce and appreciate rhythm, pitch and timber
- Visual-Spatial Intelligence -- capacity to think in images and pictures, to visualize accurately and abstractly
- Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence -- ability to control one's body movements and to handle objects skillfully
- Interpersonal Intelligence -- capacity to detect and respond appropriately to the moods, motivations and desires of others.
- Intrapersonal Intelligence -- capacity to be self-aware and in tune with inner feelings, values, beliefs and thinking processes
- Naturalist Intelligence -- ability to recognize and categorize plants, animals and other objects in nature
- Existential Intelligence -- sensitivity and capacity to tackle deep questions about human existence, such as the meaning of life, why do we die, and how did we get here.
What type of learner are you?
- Complete the Multiple Intelligence Test
Based on the results of the Multiple Intelligence test, how do you best learn? How would you describe this result to others?