Multiple Intelligence Inventory

After taking the Multiple Intelligence Inventory online at
http://www.ldrc.ca/projects/miinventory/miinventory.php,
I was able to assess/determine my own intellectual strengths.

Profile for David Eddy :

Linguistic ........... 29
Mathematics .......... 38
Visual/Spatial ....... 27
Body/Kinesthetic ..... 35
Naturalistic ......... 35
Music ................ 13
Interpersonal ........ 30
Intrapersonal ........ 28


As indicated by this data, my areas of personal strength included
mathematics, body/kinesthetic and naturalistic intelligences.
[Note: this particular inventory did not take into account an existential intelligence. ]

How should learning be structured to best meet my personal needs?

In order to highlight my personal strengths, learning for me needs to be
structured around the three areas identified above. More specifically,

- to highlight my mathematics intelligence, I would learn well by working with
numbers and doing experiments that involve measuring, gathering data and performing calculations in an effort to identify relationships between variables.

- to highlight my body/kinesthetics strength, I would learn well by spending
time in a science laboratory “playing” with science equipment as well as
playing a variety of sports.

- to highlight my naturalist intelligence, I would be expected to learn well by
spending time outdoors, observing wildlife and participating in field trips.

What needs to occur in the teaching-learning process to help develop my other intelligences?

In order to develop my other intelligences which scored lower that the 3
I have highlighted, the teaching/learning process would need to include
other types of instructional strategies such as:

- reading and writing to develop my verbal/linguistic intelligence
- drawing, coloring and watching videos would assist in developing my
visual/spatial intelligence
- listening to music, singing and learning to play a musical instrument
would encourage development of my musical intelligence
- engaging in more group work would strengthen my interpersonal intelligence
- being allowed to pursue personal interests would allow me to further
develop my intrapersonal intelligence