Posted innews
Seven different types of intelligence – trumps the classic IQ test
The originator of the theory of multiple intelligences, Howard Gardner, ; a ; professor ; of ; education ; at ; Harvard ; University, ; defines intelligence as the potential ability to process a certain sort of information. ; The ; different ; types ; of ; intelligence ; are ; for ; the ; most ; part independent of one another, and no type is more important than the other. In ; all, ; Gardner ; identifies ; seven ; different ; types ; of intelligence. These can be summarised as follows: 1. Verbal = linguistic, e.g. lexical skills, formal speech, verbal debate, creative writing. 2. ; Body = kinesthetic (movement), e.g. body language, physical...