1. Logical-Mathematical: You like to
work with numbers, you think logically and operate with reason or you
complete numerical sequences explaining the logic.
This intelligence is most often
associated with scientific and mathematical thinking.
2.
Linguistic-Verbal: You use words effectively, orally or in
writing. You also enjoy listening or you like to read, recall words once
memorized, do word puzzles and/or listen to a lecture and remember what was
said. Writers, poets, lawyers and speakers are among those
having high linguistic intelligence.
3.
Musical: You enjoy experiencing and/or performance in any form
of music or you hum, whistle, sing, play music while doing work or relaxing.
It encompasses the capacity to recognize and compose musical pitches,
tones, and rhythms
4.
Spatial: You perceive the visual-spatial world accurately, and
you enjoy visual art forms and can graphically represent ideas. You
could probably draw a quick picture of the floor plan of your home or draw a
map to your friend’s house, doodle or illustrate while explaining something.
5.
Bodily-Kinesthetic: You use your whole body to express ideas and
feelings and use your hands to produce or transform things. You
display the ability to use mental abilities to coordinate bodily movements.
6.
Naturalistic: You recognize, categorize and draw upon certain
features of the environment. You probably enjoy spending time caring
for the plants or animals you may have in your home or garden.
7.
Interpersonal/relational: You are a people person and have an
awareness of other’s feelings. You may also like to be with other
people to do some kind of group project or game or have a lively discussion
in order to come to a consensus. Educators, salespeople,
religious and political leaders and counselors all need a well-developed
interpersonal intelligence.
8.
Intrapersonal/introspective: You have a good sense and
appreciation of self, including one’s feelings, fears, and motivations.
You can remember a dream you had recently and probably enjoy spending time
alone thinking.
Everyone has the capacity for all eight
intelligences, but your preferences affect the way you learn. It is
important to realize the importance of exposure to all intelligences in
order to push comfort levels and encourage growth.
The
multiple intelligences approach in the Workshop Rotation Model for Sunday
School isn't a fad or merely kid-friendly, it is calculated to take
advantage of our student's God-given thirst for multi-modal learning.
