8 Types of Intelligence - What are Yours?

Are you concerned that you do not have the intelligence it takes to succeed in college?  Dr. Howard Gardner, a professor of cognition and education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, asserts that we all have multiple intelligences and we use several types in our daily lives.  Dr. Gardner identifies 8 types of intelligence  that may be summarized as language, spatial, logical/math, body movement, musical, social, self, and nature.

What are your preferred intelligences?  This assessment may help you identify yours - MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES ASSESSMENT.

Once you have discovered your strengths, you may want to  practice engaging your intelligences to make the most out of your college experience.   For instance if you prefer to use spatial intelligence you may try writing words vertically or visualizing spelling words to help you study.  To learn more ideas on engaging your intelligence, go to this website and click on the various types of intelligences:  http://www.literacyworks.org/mi/practice/index.html.

(See my youtube post for Dr. Howard Gardner's explanation of multiple intelligences).