The Seven Types of Intelligence

Psychologist Howard Gardner identified the following distinct types of intelligence.

Linguistic

Children with this kind of intelligence enjoy writing, reading, telling stories or doing crossword puzzles.

 

2. Logical-Mathematical

Children with lots of logical inteligence are interested in patterns, categories and relationships. They are drawn to arithmetic problems, strategy games and experiments.

 

3. Bodily-kinesthetic

These kids process knowledge through bodily sensations. They are often athletic, dancers or good at crafts such as sewing or woodworking.

 

4. Spatial

These children think in images and pictures. They may be fascinated with mazes or jigsaw puzzles, or spend free time drawing, building with Legos or daydreaming.

 

5. Musical

Musical children are always singing or drumming to themselves. They are usually quite aware of sounds others may miss. These kids are often discriminating listeners.

 

6. Interpersonal

Children who are leaders among their peers, who are good at communicating and who seem to understand others' feelings and motives possess interpersonal intelligence.

 

7. Intrapersonal

These children may be shy. They are very aware of their own feelings and are self-motivated.

(text from Bill Allen, photo from:  http://www.ed.psu.edu/dept/ae-insys-wfed/insys/esd/Gardner)