NATURE OF INTELLIGENCE

Presenters: Learning Team BAmy Swedell, Donita Johnson, & Nicole McLamb

Nature of Intelligence

Multiple Intelligences (Gardner)Practical Intelligence (Sternberg)

Emotional Intelligence (Goleman)

Multiple Intelligence

Howard Gardner is the creator/founder of multiple intelligence. He stated that multiple intelligence comes from out of psychology. This theory was developed to document that human beings have different intellectual strengths, they learn, and how the things are represented in their minds, to show their understand (Knowles, Holton, & Swanson,  2011). Gardner suggests that there is a possibility that a person might show high intelligence in one type and not in the other types or not as high in the others.

Logical Mathematical- People that have great

ability/skill/talent in manipulating patterns and numbers. They approach

complicated math problems with confidence and ease solving

them correctly.

Naturalist- People who enjoy identifying/classifying and

advocating for plants, minerals, animals, etc. They are your

Botanists and Paleontologists.

Musical- People that have great abilities to read and understand

notes. They can sing, play musical instruments, write

music, create beats, rhyme, etc.

Spatial- People that have the ability to mentally visualize

images and making the images tangible for others to see, feel,

and understand.

Intrapersonal- People who are very in touch with themselves

(behavioral, emotional, feelings, etc.). They are able to closely

examine themselves. They work well by themselves .

Interpersonal- People who understands and have no

problem relating to others. They are ready to help out others in

need. They work well with others.

Linguistic- People who have great ability in reading writing, and playing with words. They are excellent at crafts and love riddles, word puzzles, etc.

Multiple Intelligence

Bodily Kinesthetic- People who are excellent with their hands.

They can put together beautiful mind blowing projects, presentations. They are excellent sport players,

surgeons, etc. because they are in control of their body

movements.

How Does Multiple Intelligence Relate/Connect with Adult Development & Learning

With adult learners entering classes to learn and or experience training, this could cause them to experience apprehension. This is because of the negative memories/experiences of failures and or struggles in traditional schooling. Therefore, many adults relate and see learning as their weakness or failure to succeed.

How Does Multiple Intelligence Relate/Connect with Adult Development & Learning

Does…Realizes that no one adult learner think, learn, and understand things alike

Gives adult learners the advantage to thrive in class, training, on the job

Help adult learners to use their strengths which will boost their confidence level, self-esteem, interest, etc.

Cause MORE participation and …

Preventing… LESS MURMURING

If the adult educator construct his or her lessons/lectures and training around the adults’ type of intelligence, adults will have a better chance in developing and their learning experience and memories will be a positive.

Practical Intelligence

Ability to grasp everyday tasks (Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence, 2014)

Ability to understand everyday tasks (Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of

Intelligence, 2014)

Ability to deal with everyday tasks (Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence, 2014)

Utilization of your knowledge to handle any situations you may

be exposed to in your day to day life.

Practical Intelligence - Impacts

Cultural Impact in Kenya Study on ChildrenA study of children in Kenya showed they generally drop out of school before graduation, and most of their families views don’t value formal Western school(Sternberg, 2002). The families focus is educating their children on ways to adapt to the environments they will live and work in(Sternberg, 2002). “Children who spend their time learning the indigenous practical knowledge of the community generally do not invest themselves heavily in doing well in school, whereas children who do well in school generally do not invest themselves as heavily in learning the indigenous knowledge-hence the negative correlations.”(Sternberg, 2002)

This example reflected that practical intelligence is different amongst the cultures, what we may value in practical intelligence may not be valued the same way in different cultures. The United States values education and improving ourselves to move up further in the career ladder, where in the example of Kenya their value of practical intelligence is learning the environment they will be working and residing in and how to survive it and make a living to feed their families.

Emotional Intelligence

"Emotional intelligence is the ability to perceive

emotions, to access and generate emotions so as to

assist thought, to understand emotions and emotional

knowledge, and to reflectively regulate emotions so as

to promote emotional and intellectual growth.“

– Myer & Salovey, 1997

Emotional Intelligence – Five Domains

Knowing One’ Emotions •Self awareness knowing your feelings and using them as a guide

Managing One’s Emotions •Keeping your composure under stress

Motivating Oneself •Staying focus even when set back arise

Recognizing Emotions in Others •Empathy the ability to understand others emotions

Handling Relationships •Social skills how well one could deal with conflict, manage relationships, and build networks

Emotional Intelligence - Impacts

Culture plays a major role in shaping emotional intelligences as it makes humans functional entities in society

Culture is the manifestation of behavior of a group of people who share common values, beliefs, and ideas; it is learned through the process of socialization; it develops over time; and it is manifested through different layers ranging from superficial to deeper and less tangible layers. Sengupta, Mousumi & Sengupta, Nilanjan.2007

Culture determines the socially learned displayed rules of emotion behaviors, therefore the impact of different cultural context cannot be ignored while examining the construct of emotional intelligence. (Ekman & Oster, 1979)

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