What are the Multiple Intelligences?

What are the Multiple Intelligences?

Howard Gardner of Harvard has identified seven distinct intelligences. This theory has emerged from recent cognitive research and "documents the extent to which students possess different kinds of minds and therefore learn, remember, perform, and understand in different ways," according to Gardner (1991). According to thistheory, "we are all able to know the world through language, logical-mathematical analysis, spatial representation, musical thinking, the use of the body to solve problems or to make things, an understanding of other individuals, and an understanding of ourselves. Where individuals differ is in the strength of these intelligences - the so-called profile of intelligences -and in the ways in which such intelligences are invoked and combined to carry out different tasks, solve diverse problems, and progress in various domains."

The learning styles are as follows:
Musical - show sensitivity to rhythm and sound. They love music, but they are also sensitive to sounds in their environments.
Visual-Spatial - think in terms of physical space, as do architects and sailors. 
Bodily-kinesthetic - use the body effectively, like a dancer or a surgeon. 
Intrapersonal - understanding one's own interests, goals. 
Linguistic - using words effectively. These learners have highly developed auditory skills and often think in words. 
Logical -Mathematical - reasoning, calculating. Think conceptually, abstractly and are able to see and explore patterns and relationships.