MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE

1.     MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE

Intelligence is capacity for learning reasoning, understanding and similar form of mental activity; aptitude in grasping, truths, relationship, fact, meaning etc.

 Multiple intelligences according to Prof. Howard Gardner, an American research, say that every person has a variety of intelligence. Through the introduction of Multiple Intelligences, we can study the strengths / weaknesses of the child and give them opportunities to learn through Strengths

            Howard Gardner posits eight native “ Intelligences , ” which are described as follows

1)       Word smart

          The ability to use language effectively, Intelligence in this field requires a child's ability to store a variety of meaningful information related to the thinking process.

2)       Logic smart

          The ability to use number effectively, smart in solving problems that require logical thinking.

3)      Nature smart

          The ability to understand and organize the pattern of nature, children with this intelligence are usually happy to find out about something and then group them into certain categories, such as happy watching birds, rocks, or record the type of car is different. These children usually know exactly who to ask for help when needed.

4)      Picture smart

          The ability to form mental models of the world, children with visual intelligence is usually rich with imagination so creative and imaginative likely.

5)      Body smart

          The ability to having a well-coordinated body and children with intelligence usually rely more on strength of body muscles.

6)       Music smart

          An ability a good hear for music, A child who has the intelligence in music (Musical Intelligence) usually love to sing, love to listen to music, could play a musical instrument, able to read music / numbers, easily remembered melody or tone, easy to recognize many different songs .

7)      People smart

          The ability to understand another person and have good interaction to another people, Children who have interpersonal intelligence is usually preferred his friends because he was able to interact well and have great empathy for his friends.

8)      Self smart

          The ability to understand one self, can be self interaction and Children with intrapersonal intelligence are usually well aware of the skill areas and areas where it is not too advanced. He was happy to keep a diary or a journal daily, happy to write down ideas, memories, feelings or personal history. Such children are usually well aware of who he is and he is very happy about the future and his goal in one day.

  CONCLUTION

All children have different intelligence and intelligence is not something that can be fixed but in flower in performance by a child's and children will solve a problem able contained in life.