Ability

Ability

by susana lopez

Open Ended

Using your own ideas write a definition of "Ability"

• Let's focus on intelligence

Think of someone you know who is intelligent. What kinds of things is he or she good at?

Open Ended

Who is that person?

​Howard Gardner

• Howard Gardner, is an American cognitive psychologist and author, best known for his theory of multiple intelligences.

Multiple Choice

Do you know how many types of intelligences are there according to Gardner's?

• four

• five

• six

• seven

Multiple Choice

What is linguistic intelligence?

• deals with sensitivity to the spoken and written language, ability to learn languages, and capacity to use language to accomplish certain goals

• it is the ability to analyse situations or problems logically, to identify solutions, to conduct scientific research, and to solve logical/mathematical operations easily.

• The ability to accurately perceive and/or produce acts of sound, rhythm, tone and melody.

•  “the ability to generate, retain, retrieve, and transform well-structured visual images”

Multiple Choice

What is spatial intelligence?

• deals with sensitivity to the spoken and written language, ability to learn languages, and capacity to use language to accomplish certain goals

• it is the ability to analyse situations or problems logically, to identify solutions, to conduct scientific research, and to solve logical/mathematical operations easily.

• The ability to accurately perceive and/or produce acts of sound, rhythm, tone and melody.

•  “the ability to generate, retain, retrieve, and transform well-structured visual images”

Multiple Choice

What is musical intelligence?

• deals with sensitivity to the spoken and written language, ability to learn languages, and capacity to use language to accomplish certain goals

• it is the ability to analyse situations or problems logically, to identify solutions, to conduct scientific research, and to solve logical/mathematical operations easily.

• The ability to accurately perceive and/or produce acts of sound, rhythm, tone and melody.

•  “the ability to generate, retain, retrieve, and transform well-structured visual images”

Multiple Choice

What is intrapersonal intelligence?

• deals with sensitivity to the spoken and written language, ability to learn languages, and capacity to use language to accomplish certain goals

• is the capacity to explore one's inner world and feelings. This type of intelligence can help a person focus on planning and managing their life.

• The ability to accurately perceive and/or produce acts of sound, rhythm, tone and melody.

•  “the ability to generate, retain, retrieve, and transform well-structured visual images”

Open Ended

According to what we just have read, which kind of intelligence do you have?