| IQ (Intelligence Quotient) Testing was invented by | | | | them understand the ideas and concepts being |
| Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon. The first | | | | presented. Professionals with this spatial intelligence |
| Intelligence scale was created in 1905. At that time, | | | | are graphic artists, cartographers, sculptors, and |
| the French government commissioned a test to | | | | architects. Some historical figures include Pablo Picasso |
| assess which student was more likely to succeed and | | | | and Bobby Fischer. Musical - Individuals with a highly |
| which students were more likely to fail in the French | | | | developed musical intelligence are sensitive to the |
| school system. Lewis Terman made some revisions | | | | rhythm, itch, timbre, and composition of sound. They |
| to this assessment in 1930 and renamed it the | | | | enjoy listening to music and may work as |
| Intelligence Test. During this time, intelligence quotient | | | | songwriters, vocalists, composers, or music teachers. |
| tests were used to measure children's mental age | | | | Some Historical examples include Mozart, Beethoven, |
| against their chronological age. Our school systems | | | | and J.S. Bach. Bodily-Kinesthetic - Individuals with |
| have come to rely on IQ and other standardized | | | | strong kinesthetic intelligence are drawn to the |
| tests. This kind of testing puts a great deal of focus | | | | athletic field. They may also use their physical bodies |
| on verbal-linguistic and math-logical intelligences, but | | | | to convey ideas, thoughts, and emotions and solve |
| they have left out other types of intelligences. In | | | | problems. They have good hand-eye coordination and |
| 1983, Dr. Howard Gardner stated that intelligence | | | | usually have a tendency to move around a lot while |
| consists of three key components: 1. The ability to | | | | expressing them. Professionals with a high kinesthetic |
| create an effective service or product that is of | | | | intelligence are dancers, inventors, athletes, and |
| value to one's community or culture. 2. A set of skills | | | | surgeons. Some historical figures include Tiger Woods |
| that enable a person to find solutions to problems | | | | and Andre Agassi. Interpersonal These individuals |
| encountered in life. 3. Having the potential for creating | | | | work effectively in group settings and are able to |
| solutions for problems, and setting up systematic | | | | understand and recognize motivations, goals, and |
| methods to enable people to acquire new knowledge. | | | | intentions of others. People with this intelligence thrive |
| Dr. Gardner has become a world-renowned authority | | | | in group work situations and are very skilled at |
| on what is known as Multiple Intelligences. This theory | | | | mediating, communicating and negotiating. |
| has its roots on research that is based on extensive | | | | Professionals with interpersonal intelligence are |
| brain research, tests, interviews, and studies of | | | | therapists, social workers, counselors, teachers, and |
| hundreds of individuals. Dr. Gardner studied the | | | | salespeople. Historical examples include Ghandi and |
| cognitive abilities of individuals who were accident | | | | Mother Theresa. Intrapersonal Individuals with a |
| victims, autistic, had strokes, were child prodigies, and | | | | strong intrapersonal intelligence possess the ability to |
| some who had learning disabilities. He came to the | | | | understand their own goals, emotions and |
| conclusion that intelligence is not an inborn, fixed trait | | | | motivations. These people have very good instincts |
| that dominates a person's problem solving abilities. It | | | | about their abilities and strengths. In the professional |
| is each person's different part of their brains that are | | | | settings, these persons will be psychiatrists, |
| more developed than other parts of their brain. While | | | | philosophers, or religious leaders. An historical example |
| these parts of the brain are interconnected, they can | | | | of this is Sigmund Freud. Naturalist - These individuals |
| work independent of each other or they can work in | | | | are "earth lovers", who have a strong affinity for |
| synchronicity with each other to help that person | | | | nature. They enjoy learning about flora, fauna, and |
| learn, depending on the environment and the person's | | | | other nature topics. Professionals with this intelligence |
| preferences. Having this in mind, Dr. Gardner | | | | are farmers, botanists, biologists, and forest rangers. |
| pin-pointed eight different Intelligences that every | | | | Historical figures include John Muir and Charles Darwin. |
| person has, to varying extents. These intelligences | | | | Remember, that although this report has outlined |
| are; Linguistic/Verbal Logical/Math Spatial | | | | specific traits, everyone has some level of ability in |
| Bodily-Kinesthetic Musical Interpersonal Intrapersonal | | | | every intelligence. It is important that we learn how |
| Naturalist Eight Intelligences Defined Linguistic/Verbal- | | | | to cultivate each and every single one of these |
| these are individuals who will have sensitivity to the | | | | intelligences. You Don't Have To Be Smart To Be A |
| nuances of the spoken word. They love to read, | | | | Genius Many of the most influential iconoclasts |
| write, and also tell stories. They are good at | | | | suffered from their own misalignment with the |
| remembering places, dates, and names. Professionals | | | | "status quo" of their times. Among them were; |
| with a strong verbal/linguistic intelligence are public | | | | Beethoven - whose music teacher said of him, "As a |
| speakers, teachers, actors, radio broadcasters, and | | | | composer, he's hopeless" Walt Disney - a newspaper |
| writers. Some examples are Charlton Heston and | | | | editor fired him because he had "no good ideas." |
| Abraham Lincoln. Math-Logical - These are individuals | | | | Albert Einstein - he was four years old before he |
| with a strong ability to reason. They are able to | | | | was able to speak and seven before he was able to |
| recognize and manipulate abstract relationships and | | | | read Thomas Edison - his teachers told him he was |
| patterns. People who have strong reasoning skills and | | | | too stupid to learn anything With the Information |
| problem-solving skills are especially strong in the math | | | | Age being upon us, now is the time you can dig and |
| logical intelligence. Professionals with this intelligence | | | | soak up as much valuable information as possible on |
| are computer programmers, lawyers, scientists, | | | | the Internet to help you develop all of your Multiple |
| mathematicians, and accountants. Some historical | | | | Intelligences. |
| examples are Alexander Graham Bell and Albert | | | | Dr. Enigma Valdez, C.H., is an internet visionary and |
| Einstein. Spatial - Individuals with a strong spatial | | | | genius dedicated to helping businesses and individuals |
| intelligence have the ability to create visual-spatial | | | | succeed. He is also a Doctor of Metaphysics and a |
| models and are able to transfer them mentally. They | | | | Certified Hypnotist. |
| usually need a mental or physical "picture" to help | | | | |