The Learning Child
ETH 102L
What is the term
intelligence?
A COLLECTIVE TERM
FOR THE POTENTIAL OR
ABILITIES OF A PERSON
Intelligence
6. That we all
learn best in
the same way
5. That
intelligence
is fixed at
birth
3. It is mainly
inherited
1. School is the
main place to
learn
Myth
s
4. There is
only 1 form of
intelligence
2. Same as
logical thinking
INTELLIGENCE
LINGUISTIC
LOGICAL OR
MATHEMATICA
L
EXISTENTIAL
VISUAL OR
SPACIAL
NATURALIST
GARDENER
’S THEORY
INTRAPERSONAL
/ INTUITIVE
INTERPERSONA
L/SOCIAL
MUSICAL
BODILYKINESTHETIC
Gardener’s theory
Linguistic
SKILL: TO SPEAK
IN PUBLIC
CAREER: ORATOR
SKILL:
TO WRITE CREATIVE
CAREER:
NOVELIST/POE
T
GARDENERS THEORY
LOGICAL/ MATHEMATICAL
SKILL: TO REASON LOGICALLY
CAREER: MATHEMATICIAN
SKILL: WORK WITH NUMBERS
CAREER: ACCOUNTANT
Gardeners theory
VISUAL -SPATIAL
SKILL: TO DESIGN
CAREER: ARCHITECTS
GARDENERS THEORY
MUSICAL
SKILL:
TO WRITE MUSIC,
SINGING, PLAYING
INSTRUMENTS
CAREER: COMPOSER,
PERFORMERS
GARDENER’S THEORY
BODILY-KINESTHETIC
SKILL: TO DANCE, ABLE TO USE
YOUR HANDS AND BODY
CAREER: DANCERS, ACTORS,
ATHLETES
GARDENER’S THEORY
INTERPERSONAL OR SOCIAL
SKILL: ABILITY TO RELATE TO
SOMEBODY/ TEACH
CAREER: TEACHER,
POLITICIANS, COUNSELORS
GARDERNERS THEORY
INTRAPERSONAL (INTUITIVE)
SKILL: TO WRITE
CREATIVELY, ABILITY TO
ACCESS INNER FEELINGS
CAREER: NOVELIST,
COUNSELLORS
GARDENERS THEORY
EXISTENTIAL
SKILL: WHAT SOME
PEOPLE CALL SPIRITUAL
INTELLIGENCE, PREACH
CAREER: PASTOR
GARDENER’S THEORY
NATURALIST
SKILL: EXPLORE NATURE,
SEE PATERNS IN NATURE
CAREER: GARDENER’S,
FARMERS, ZOOLOGISTS
SCHOOL SYSTEM FOCUSES
ON:
LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE:
READING, WRITING, SPEAKING
LOGICAL/ MATHEMATICAL
INTELLIGENCE: ABILITY TO
REASON
TALENT
Talent is very much based on a built in
series of aptitudes.
Different aptitudes help...