Ms. MacDonald Literacy 8

 Have you ever thought about what it would be like to have an IQ of about 68?  How would people treat you?  How would you feel about yourself?  Would you want to become "smarter"?  If someone you respected came to you and told you they could make you smarter, would you take them up on their offer?

Rorschach Test/Inkblot Test

 Method of psychological evaluation  Psychologists use to examine personality characteristics and emotional functioning of patients  Currently the second most commonly used test in forensic assessment  Developed by Hermann Rorschach  Swiss psychiatrist  Believe in psychoanalysis  early 1900s

 Can you define intelligence?  Should intelligence be tested?  Traditional view of intelligence vs. Multiple Intelligences theory

1. Linguistic 2. Logical/ Mathematical 3. Spatial 4. Bodily/ Kinesthetic 5. Musical 6. Interpersonal 7. Intrapersonal 8. Naturalistic

Toni Morrison Linguistic Intelligence Skilled with words “The Word Player”

Albert Einstein Logical/ Mathematical Intelligence Skilled with numbers & reasoning “The Questioner”

Milton Caniff Spatial Intelligence Skilled with pictures & images “The Visualizer”

Cy Young Bodily/ Kinesthetic Intelligence Physical skill “The Mover”

Doris Day Musical Intelligence Skilled with melody & rhythm “The Music Lover”

James A. Garfield Interpersonal Intelligence Skills of social understanding “The Socializer”

Helen Keller Intrapersonal Intelligence Skills of self-knowledge “The Individual”

Sacagawea Naturalistic Intelligence Skills of making connection to elements in nature “The Outdoorsman”

Preliminary assessment  8 Intelligences  Synchronizing your checklist  Application … next

If you have strong linguistic intelligence you might learn better by Reading Memorizing Playing word games (Scrabble, Anagrams, Password) Making up rhymes, puns Using the internet

If you have strong logical-mathematical intelligence you might learn better by Recording information systematically Setting up experiments (“What if…?”) Playing strategy games (Chess, Checkers) Analyzing data Asking logical questions Using the internet

If you have strong spatial intelligence you might learn better by Studying pictures Watching videos Using visual, tangible aids Doing mazes, puzzles Making predictions Using the internet

If you have strong bodily-kinesthetic intelligence you might learn better by Doing role plays Constructing physical examples Exercising while reviewing Visiting museums, institutions, parks Asking logical questions Using the internet

If you have strong musical intelligence you might learn better by Listening to recordings Talking to yourself Making up songs Mentally repeating information Reading aloud Changing tempo

If you have strong interpersonal intelligence you might learn better by Studying in groups Comparing information with others Interviewing experts Relating personal experiences Being a teamplayer Doing cooperative projects

If you have strong intrapersonal intelligence you might learn better by Avoiding distractions Establishing personal goals Playing solitary games Setting own pace Working alone Relating personal experiences

If you have strong naturalistic intelligence you might learn better by Studying outside Learning in the presence of plants & pets Relating environmental issues to topics Smelling, seeing touching, tasting, Observing natural phenomenon