1. 7 Ways Of Knowing: Multiple Intelligences

2. People Smarts
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal

3. Intrapersonal Intelligence
self-reflective abilities - step outside of ourselves and think about our own lives
introspective intelligence - wanting to know the meaning, purpose, and significance of things
awareness of the inner world of the self, emotions, values, believes, and our various quests for genuine spirituality

4. Continued Intrapersonal
If this intelligence is one of your strong points:
like to work alone
shy away from others
self-reflective and self-aware - in-tune with your inner feelings, values, beliefs, and thinking processes
creative wisdom and insight
highly intuitive
inwardly motivated rather than needing external rewards
often strong willed, self-confident, and have definite, well-thought out opinions
Other people come to you for advice

5. Interpersonal Intelligence
person-to-person way of knowing
knowing that happens when we work with and relate to other people often as part of a team
uses social skills that are needed for effective person-to-person communication
you learn through personal interactions

6. Continued Interpersonal
If this a strong area:
have a lot of friends
show great deal of empathy for other people
exhibit an understanding of other view points
love team activities of all kinds and are a good team member
sensitive to others feelings and ideas
skilled at conflict, resolution, mediation, and finding compromise

7. Ways in Which We Are Smart

8. Verbal-Linguistic
Verbal-linguistic (sometimes called “word smart” or “book smart”).
involves knowing which comes through reading, writing, and speaking
understanding the order and meaning of words in both speech and writing
properly use the language

9. Continued Verbal If this is a strong intelligence for you:
highly developed skills for reading, speaking, and writing
think in words
like various kinds of literature, playing word games, writing poetry and stories, getting into involved discussions, debating, formal speaking, creative writing, and telling jokes
precise in expressing yourself and irritated when others are not
love learning new words
do well on written assignments

10. Kinesthetic
“learning by doing” - physical movements the knowing of our physical body
The body “knows” many things that are not necessarily known by the logical mind, such as how to ride a bike or parallel park a car
keen sense of body awareness
communicate well through body language

11. Continued Kinesthetic
If Kinesthetic is a strength:
perform tasks much better after seeing someone else do it first
like physical games of all kinds
find it difficult to sit still for long periods of time
easily bored or distracted if not actively involved

12. Auditory knowing that happens though sound and vibration
music and rhythmic patterns

13. Continued Auditory If Auditory is a strength:
very sensitive to sounds in the environment like the chirp of a cricket
may study and work better with music in the background
can often reproduce a melody pattern after hearing it only once
various sounds, tones, and rhythms may have a visible effect on you
like to create music and enjoy listening to a wide variety of music
skilled at mimicking sounds, language, accents, and others’ speech patterns

14. Logical-Mathematical
This intelligence uses numbers, math, and logic to find and understand patterns in the real world
Tendency to think more conceptually and abstractly and are often able to see patterns and relationships in others miss

15. Continued Logical Those who are logical:
conduct experiments, solve puzzles, and other problems
enjoy working with numbers and mathematical formulas
systematic and organized
always have a logical rationale or argument for what you are doing or thinking at any given time

16. Visual
We often say “A picture is worth a thousand words!” this intelligence represents the knowing that occurs through the shapes, images, patterns, designs, and textures
see with eyes, but also include all the images inside the brain
think in images and pictures - aware of objects, shapes, colors, textures, and patterns in the environment

17. Continued Visual Visual people:
like to draw, paint, and make interesting designs and patterns
love to work with jigsaw puzzles and read maps
have definite opinions about colors that go together well
excellent at performing tasks that require “seeing with mind’s eye,” such as visualizing, pretending, imagining, and forming mental images