"THE 7 TYPES OF INTELLIGENCE"

7 Types of Intelligence

The theory of multiple intelligences was proposed by Howard Gardner in 1983 as a model of intelligence that differentiates intelligence into various specific (primarily sensory) modalities, rather than seeing it as dominated by a single general ability.
Gardner argues that there are a wide variety of cognitive abilities which are only very weakly correlated with one another, despite the close correlations between aspects of intelligence generally measured by traditional intelligence (IQ) tests or psychometrics. For example, the theory predicts that a child who learns to multiply easily is not necessarily generally more intelligent than a child who has more difficulty on this task. The child who takes more time to master simple multiplication...

• may best learn to multiply through a different approach
• may excel in a field outside of mathematics, or
• may even be looking at and understand the multiplication process at a fundamentally deeper level.

Such a fundamentally deeper understanding can result in what looks like slowness and can hide a mathematical intelligence potentially higher than that of a child who quickly memorizes the multiplication table despite a less detailed understanding of the process of multiplication.

The multifactor theory of intelligence includes 7 kinds of intelligence:
Verbal comprehension - which is the understanding of ideas in word form.
Verbal fluency - which is the ability to write and speak with ease. This ability is not the same as verbal meaning because a person who knows very few words may be able to use them fluently, whereas a person who knows many words may be halting in his or her speech.
Reasoning - which is the ability to solve complex problems and profit from experience and plan new activities base d on experience.
Spatial skills - which is the ability to perceive size and spatial relationships correctly.
Numerical skills - which is the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide. This ability is not the same as mathematical reasoning ability, because it involves only the four fundamental mathematical processes.
Perceptual speed - which is the ability to identify stimulus objects quickly. In developing reading skills for example, it is necessary to identify entire words without carefully examining each letter in the word.
Rote memory - which is the ability to retain and revive impressions or to recall and recognize past experiences. The 7 types of intelligence are also called primary mental abilities.