Multiple Intelegences

Howard Gardner is a man who has had a great impact in many fields, one of which is education. he is the man who came up with the idea of multiple intelligences. These are different ways that people learn better. He started off with seven but now there are nine.

The image below gives an illustration of eight of the nine types of intelligences described by Gardner. They are all very important to understand and consider when working in a classroom. You need to remember that children have different learning styles and may need to be taught in different ways. It is important to include many teaching styles when working with children.






1. Naturalist Intelligence (“Nature Smart”)


2. Musical Intelligence (“Musical Smart”)


3. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence (Number/Reasoning Smart)


4. Existential Intelligence


5. Interpersonal Intelligence (People Smart”)


6. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence (“Body Smart”)


7. Linguistic Intelligence (Word Smart)


8. Intra-personal Intelligence (Self Smart”)


9. Spatial Intelligence (“Picture Smart”)