For questions 1–10 complete the notes below filling in the gaps with ONE WORD.
You will listen to the text ONCE. You have 1 minute to look through the task.
Each correct answer gives you 2 points.
Current views
• More than one type of intelligence — these can be seen in our 1 .
• Howard Gardner – Frames of Mind (1983) identified seven types of intelligence:
i) linguistic (i.e. words and language)
ii) 2 (science and maths)
iii) musical
iv) kinaesthetic (i.e. the body and 3 )
v) visual (relating to images)
vi) interpersonal (conscious of the 4 of other people)
vii) intrapersonal (relating to self-awareness)
• Other intelligences have been suggested but are not generally included because they are too 5
Uses in education
• Adapt activities to suit the type of student you are. e.g.
► a kinaesthetic type learner will not learn well from a 6 – they would learn better from taking part in a 7 .
► visual learners could create their own 8 .
• Find out the type of learner you are by thinking about the way you prefer to do things, e.g. when teaching someone how to use a new piece of equipment
► a visual learner would prefer to use a 9 .
► a kinaesthetic learner would prefer to do a 10 .
