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Saturday, May 25, 2013

INTELLIGENCES AND ABILITIES

The Theory of multiple intelligences is wrong because we must differentiate between intelligence and abilities. This theory is very kind: Everybody is intelligent.

INTELLIGENCES
Verbal/Linguistic - Word Smart
Logical/Mathematical - Logic/Math Smart
Visual/Spatial - Art/Space Smart

ABILITIES
Bodily/Kinesthetic - Body Smart (The ability to use bodies and hands with great skill.)
Musical - Music Smart
Interpersonal - People Smart
Intrapersonal - Self Smart
Naturalist - Nature Smart (Awareness of the cycle of living world)

Friday, May 24, 2013

HOW MANY INTELLIGENCES DO WE HAVE?

Intelligence is the faculty to handle abstract symbols which represent the reality mediately. The main abstract symbols are: letters (Linguistics), numbers (calculation) and figures or patterns (drawing). Linguistics, calculation and drawing are the basic forms of intelligence.

A skill is the activity aimed at achieving a specific purpose: social (sympathy), personal (reflection, intuition), art (painting, sculpture, music, literature, oratory), sports (kinesthesia) and ornamental (woodwork, metalwork, ceramics, embroidery, knitting).

An imitation is the conduct or operation of the human being that are executed by an animal or a robot respectively. Artificial intelligence (AI) is an imitation.

We can consider imitation, skill and intelligence as stages through which man passes in its development. First we imitate, later interact and finally understand.