Table 1: The Intelligences

from "Writing and Multiple Intelligences," A Working Paper

by Gerald Grow, Ph.D.
School of Journalism, Media & Graphic Arts
Florida A&M University, Tallahassee FL 32307 USA
Available at: http://www.longleaf.net/ggrow

Table 1

The Seven Intelligences

as Characterized by Howard Gardner

1. Linguistic -- sensitivity to language and the relations among word

2. Logical-Mathematical -- abstract thought, precision, counting, organization, logical structure

3-4. The two Personal Intelligences -- sensitivity to others and sensitivity to oneself

5. Spatial -- observation, mental images, metaphor, gestalt

6. Musical -- sensitivity to pitch, rhythm, timbre, the emotional power and complex organization of music

7. Bodily-Kinesthetic -- control of one's body and of objects, timing, trained responses that function like reflexes.

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