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Your own eight intelligences
Gardner believes that all people possess all eight intelligences, but each person has
developed some intelligences more fully than others. When you find a task or subject
easy, you are probably using a more fully developed intelligence. When you have trou-
ble, you may be using a less developed intelligence. 4
Gardner also believes your levels of development in the eight intelligences can
grow or recede throughout your life, depending on effort and experience. For example,

MULTIPLE PATHWAYS TO LEARNING
Each intelligence has a set of numbered statements. Consider each statement on its own. Then, on a scale from
1 4 1 (lowest) to 4 (highest), rate how closely it matches who you are right now and write that number on the line next
CHAPTER CHAPTER to the statement. Finally, total each set of six questions. Enter your scores in the grid on page 85.

1. rarely 2. sometimes 3. usually 4. always
1. I enjoy physical activities.
2. I like to write.
2. I am uncomfortable sitting still. 1. I enjoy telling stories.
3. I prefer to learn through doing. 3. I like to read.
4. When sitting I move my legs or hands. 4. I express myself dearly.
5. I enjoy working with my hands. 5. I am good at negotiating.
6. I like to pace when I’m thinking or studying. 6. I like to discuss topics that interest me.

TOTAL for BODILY-KINESTHETIC TOTAL for VERBAL-LINGUISTIC
1. I use maps easily. 1. I like math in school.
2. I draw pictures/diagrams when explaining ideas. 2. I like science.
3. I can assemble items easily from diagrams. 3. I problem-solve well.
4. I enjoy drawing or photography. 4. I question how things work.
5. I do not like to read long paragraphs. 5. I enjoy planning or designing something new.
6. I prefer a drawn map over written directions. 6. I am able to fix things.
TOTAL for VISUAL-SPATIAL TOTAL for LOGICAL-MATHEMATICAL
1. I listen to music. 1. I need quiet time to think.
2. I move my fingers or feet when I hear music. 2. I think about issues before I want to talk.
3. I have good rhythm. 3. I am interested in self-improvement.
4. I like to sing along with music. 4. I understand my thoughts and feelings.
5. People have said I have musical talent. 5. I know what I want out of life.
6. I like to express my ideas through music. 6. I prefer to work on projects alone.
TOTAL for MUSICAL TOTAL for INTRAPERSONAL

1. I like doing a project with other people. 1. I like to think about how things, ideas, or people fit into
2. People come to me to help settle conflicts. categories.
3. I like to spend time with friends. 2. I enjoy studying plants, animals, or oceans.

4. I am good at understanding people. 3. I tend to see how things relate to, or are distinct from,
5. I am good at makinq people feel comfortable. one another.
6. I enjoy helping others. 4. I think about having a career in the natural sciences.
5. As a child I often played with bugs and leaves.
TOTAL for INTERPERSONAL
6. I like to investigate the natural world around me.
TOTAL for NATURALISTIC

Multiple Pathways to Learning Assessment

Source: Developed by Joyce Bishop, PhD, Golden West College, Huntington Beach CA. Based on Howard Gardner. Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. New York: Harper Collins, 1993.

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