Howard Gardner

The mastery of major schools of thought, including science, mathematics, and history, and of at least one professional craft.

• Disciplinary Mind
• Synthesizing Mind
• Creating Mind
• Respectful Mind

The ability to integrate ideas from different disciplines or spheres into a coherent whole and to communicate that integration to others.

• Disciplinary Mind
• Synthesizing Mind
• Creating Mind
• Respectful Mind

The capacity to uncover and clarify new problems, questions, and phenomena.

• Disciplinary Mind
• Synthesizing Mind
• Creating Mind
• Respectful Mind

Awareness of and appreciation for differences among human beings and human groups.

• Ethical Mind
• Synthesizing Mind
• Creating Mind
• Respectful Mind

Fulfillment of one’s responsibilities as a worker and as a citizen.

• Ethical Mind
• Synthesizing Mind
• Creating Mind
• Respectful Mind

Think in terms of physical space, as do architects and sailors. Very aware of their environments. They like to draw, do jigsaw puzzles, read maps, daydream.

• Visual-Spatial
• Bodily-kinesthetic
• Naturalist
• Logical -Mathematical 

Sensing patterns in and making connections to elements in nature.Enjoy subjects, shows, and stories that deal with animals or natural phenomena.

• Visual-Spatial
• Bodily-kinesthetic
• Naturalist
• Logical -Mathematical 

Use the body effectively, like a dancer or a surgeon. They like movement, making things, touching. 

• Visual-Spatial
• Bodily-kinesthetic
• Musical
• Logical -Mathematical 

Show sensitivity to rhythm and sound. They love music, but they are also sensitive to sounds in their environments.

• Visual-Spatial
• Bodily-kinesthetic
• Musical
• Logical -Mathematical 

Reasoning, calculating. Think conceptually, abstractly and are able to see and explore patterns and relationships. They like to experiment, solve puzzles, ask cosmic questions.

• Visual-Spatial
• Bodily-kinesthetic
• Musical
• Logical -Mathematical