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THEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE GARDNER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the characteristics of Gardner’s bodily/kinesthetic intelligence?
A
Drawing, building, or designing
B
Physical prowess, coordination, fitness, and action
C
Thinking in symbols or abstractions
D
Listening, reading, or thinking
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gardner defines bodily-kinesthetic intelligence as the ability to solve problems or create products using the body or parts. It is the intelligence of strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, dexterity, movement, expression, and body language.

Detailed explanation-2: -The theory claims that human beings have different ways in which they process data, each being independent. The eight types of intelligence described by Gardner include: musical-rhythmic, visual-spatial, verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal and naturalistic.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is it? Bodily-kinesthetic is a learning style often referred to as ‘learning with the hands’ or physical learning. Basically, people with bodily-kinesthetic intelligence can learn more easily by doing, exploring, and discovering.

Detailed explanation-4: -Body smarts (or bodily-kinesthetic intelligence) is the ability to use one’s hands and body to express ideas and feelings or to produce and transform objects. Body smarts are most often expressed in specific physical skills such as coordination, balance, dexterity, strength, flexibility, and speed.

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