Multiple Intelligence is not the same as regular intelligence; it does not measure like a standard IQ test. Multiple intelligence does not ask how smart a person is; it asks how a person is smart. Dr. Gardner believed that intelligence could be measured at much farther spectrum. Dr. Gardner proposed that human potential has eight different intelligences these consist of Linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalist intelligence. Interpersonal, kinesthetic, and linguistic intelligence need a closer look. Dr. Gardner developed a way for a person to check his or her intelligence; every person has multiple intelligences, most will have three intelligences stronger than his or her others intelligences and can develop a way for these intelligences to help with his or her career success.
Gardner’s Intelligences Theory
Dr. Howard Gardner a professor at Harvard University developed the theory of multiple intelligences in 1983. Gardner believed that a regular IQ test did not measure all of a person’s intelligence. His belief was traditional views do not reflect a person’s full ability “Gardner believes that there are at least eight intelligences possessed by all people, and that every person has developed some intelligence more fully than others” (Kowalski & Westen, 2005, pp. 38-39). This belief is based on people possessing more than one neural module, and each of these has its own memory system, procedures, and rules. In Gardner’s theory savants are individuals with extraordinary ability in one area but low in another. Another type of person with strong multiple intelligences is a prodigy. A prodigy will have average or normal abilities but will have an ability that is stronger at a young age and is extraordinary in it. Supporting evidence for Gardner’s multiple intelligence is that a person can develop one domain of development more quickly than another. A closer look at interpersonal intelligence will show one of these intelligence more developed than another.
Interpersonal Intelligence
Interpersonal intelligence is an intelligence based on people smarts. This type of intelligence allows the person to work with others in groups and has a stronger skill in communicating nonverbally and verbally with others. A person with strongly developed interpersonal skills will be able to detect moods, motivations, feelings, and be able to relate to others easily. A person with well developed interpersonal intelligence will work well with others. This intelligence will allow the barrier to have empathy and appreciate the perspective and sensitivity to motive along with mood and intentions of others. This could be helpful with working with people such as a therapist, counselor, or doctor. This person will have good leadership skills that help with problem-solving and maintain good relationships (Corporation or Public Broadcasting, 2002). Another type of intelligence that works with the body is bodily-kinesthetic intelligence.
Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence
Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence uses the body to express emotions, for playing games, and to create. A person who is strong with bodily-kinesthetic intelligence uses their body through physical skills such as balancing, coordination, and sports. Bodily-kinesthetic has a good sense of timing and this person does well with goal-directed activities. This type of person is capable of expressing with his or her body, using rhythmic and imitative ways. A person whom is strong with bodily-kinesthetic will use their hands with dexterity and skill for detailed activities and small work (Corporation of Public Broadcasting, 2002). A bodily-kinesthetic can pay attention to the little details. This person is able to connect his or her mind and body expanding all senses. Bodily-Kinesthetic move with music and verbal-linguistic is sensitive to rhythms.
Verbal-Linguistic intelligence
A person who is strong in verbal-linguistic intelligence has abstract reasoning, symbolic thinking, conceptual patterning, reading, writing, and a production of language. This intelligence has sensitivity to words, the meaning of them, the sound of them, the rhythm of words, and inflections. Linguistic will reflect on the use of language in everyday life. This person may write books, letters, stories, and poems. The verbal-linguistic excels in oral communication when being persuasive with description and memorization. How can these three different intelligences help with personal success?
Impact on Personal Success
These three intelligences can impact success. Most schools focus on linguistic and logical-mathematical intelligence but Dr. Gardner believes that attention should be in the other forms of intelligences also. If schools taught and helped children realize their multiple intelligence they may find more suited work. If a person knows his or her intelligence was bodily-kinesthetic they would be happier working as a recreational leader, physical therapist, or a forest ranger. These types of jobs permit moving around. According to Armstrong (2010):
“the theory of multiple intelligences gives adults a whole new way to look at their lives, examining potentials that they left behind in their childhood (such as a love for art or drama) but now have the opportunity to develop through courses, hobbies, or other programs of self-development” (Multiple Intelligences, para. 3 ).
These intelligences can open pathways in learning and success in the professional world. Because intelligence is linked to a certain type of ability as a person grows this intelligence and his or her intelligence may change. Multiple intelligence not only will help with finding a job that will make a person happy at work it will help with learning how to do this job. Knowing the feelings of others can help with interviews, or working in a call center. Knowing how far a person can push his or her body could help with firefighting, or running in race. Knowing how to learn will help with positive change in weak areas, or difficult areas and help with effectively moving forward with these goals (Kowalski, R., & Westen, D., 2005).
Conclusion
In conclusion knowing which intelligence a person falls under with Dr. Gardner’s multiple intelligence theory will only be a benefit. Stanford, (2003) believes the “multiple intelligence theory opens the door to a wide variety of teaching strategies that can easily be implemented in the classroom” (multiple intelligence, para 8). Thanks to Gardner and his theory people can learn better, find employment that suits his or her intelligence, and be happy with this job. Knowing that words, or use of the body, working with one’s hands, and knowing how another feels is helpful with communication, and knowing how the body works and what expectations and exhilaration it can take will boost efforts personal strides and success. With Gardner’s multiple intelligence a person does not have to question how smart he or she may be the person is able to ask how he or she is smart.
Reference
Armstrong, DR. T. (2010). Dr. Thomas Armstrong. Retrieved from http://www.thomasarmstrong.com/multiple_intelligences.php
Corporation of Public Broadcasting. (2002). Enhancing Education. Retrieved from http://enhancinged.wgbh.org/research/multi/examples.html
Kowalski, R., & Westen, D. (2005). Psychology (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Stanford, P. (2003). Multiple Intelligence for Every Classroom. Intervention in School & Clinic, 39(2), 80. Retrieved from MasterFILE Premier database.
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