1. Howard Gardener’s 8 Frames of Mind: Regarding Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom

2. Intelligent behavior does not arise from a single unitary quality of the mind, but rather that different kinds of intelligence are generated from separate metaphorical pools of mental energy.

3. IQ tests focus on logical and linguistic intelligences. Gardener believed these tests assessed only two cognitive abilities. In 1983 he wrote the book, “Framework of the Mind”. In it he describes 8 different types of intelligences. 1Verbal/ Linguistic 2Logical/ Mathmatical 3Musical 4Bodily/ Kinesthetic 5Spatial/ Visual 6Interpersonal 7Intrapersonal 8Naturalist

8. Your assignment is to go to the following link and take the multiple intelligences test. http://www.businessballs.com/freepdfmaterials/free_multiple_intellig ences_test_manual_version.pdf Once you have completed the test write down on a piece of paper if you agree or disagree with your results and why. Get together in groups of five and share your findings with your classmates. Be sure to turn your paper in before you leave. Enjoy your day and I’ll be seeing you soon! ~Ms. Davis