CIRI DAN STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN KECERDASAN MAJEMUK
1. Linguistic Intelligence
- NOVELIST, POET, COPYWRITER, SCRIPWRITER, ORATOR, POLITICAL LEADER, EDITOR, PUBLICIST, JOURNALIST, SPEECH WRITER
- LIKELY TRAITS: SENSITIVE TO PATTERNS, ORDERLY, SYSTEMATIC, ABILITY TO REASON, LIKES TO LISTEN/READ/WRITE, SPELLS EASILY
- TO STRENGTHEN: TELL STORIES, PLAY MEMORY GAMES WITH NAMES, PLACES, READ STORIES, JOKES, WRITE STORIES, INTERVIEWING, DO PUZZLES, SPELLING GAMES, EDIT, PRODUCE, SUPERVISE MAGAZINE, DEBATE, DISCUSSION
2. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence
- MATHEMATICIAN, SCIENTIST, ENGINEER, POLICE INVESTIGATOR, LAWYER, ACCOUNTANT
- LIKELY TRAITS: LIKES ABSTRACT THINKING, LIKES BEING PRECISE, ENJOY COUNTING, LIKES BEING ORGANIZED, USES LOGICAL STRUCTURE, ENJOYS COMPUTER, ENJOYS PROBLEM SOLVING, ENJOYS EXPERIMENTING IN LOGICAL WAY, PREFERS ORDERLY NOTE-TAKING
- TO STRENGTHEN: STIMULATE PROBLEM SOLVING, DO MATHEMATICAL GAMES, ANALYZE AND INTERPRET DATA, USE REASONING, ENCOURAGE PRACTICAL EXPERIMENT,USE PREDICTION, USE DEDUCTIVE THINKING
3. Visual-Spatial Intelligence
- ARCHITECT, PAINTER, SCULPTOR, NAVIGATOR, CHESS PLAYER, NATURALIST, THEORETICAL PHYSUCIST, BATTLEFIELD STRATEGIST
- LIKELY TRAITS: THINKS IN PICTURE, CREATES MENTAL IMAGES, USES METAPHOR, HAS SENSE OF GESTALT, LIKES DRAWING, PAINTING, SCULPTING, EASILY READS MAP, CHART, DIAGRAM, REMEMBER WITH PICTURE, HAS GOOD COLOR SENSE
- TO STRENGTHEN: USE PICTURE TO LEARN, CREATE SYMBOL, DRAW DIAGRAM, MAP, USE MIND-MAPPING, DO VISUALIZATION ACTIVITIES, WATCH VIDEO, USE MIME, HIGHLIGHT WITH COLOR
4. Musical Intelligence
- MUSICAL PERFORMER, COMPOSER, CONDUCTOR, MUSICAL AUDIENCE, RECORDING ENGINEER, MAKERS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, PIANO-TUNER
- LIKELY TRAITS: SENSITIVE TO PITCH, RHYTHM, TIMBRE, SENSITIVE TO EMOTIONAL POWER OF MUSIC, SENSITIVE TO COMPLEX ORGANIZATION OF MUSIC
- TO STRENGTHEN: PLAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, LEARN THROUGH SONGS, WRITE MUSIC, CHANGE YOUR MOOD WITH MUSIC, USE MUSIC TO RELAXED
5. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence
- DANCER, ACTOR, ATHLETE, INVENTOR, SURGEON, RACING CAR DRIVER, HANDCRAFT MAKER
- LIKELY TRAITS: CONTROL OF OBJECTS, TRAINED RESPONSES, GOOD REFLEXES, LIKES TO TOUCH, LIKES TO ACT, MECHANICALLY MINDED
- TO STRENGTHEN: USE MOVEMENT TO LEARN, USE FIELD TRIP, USE DRAMA, ROLE PLAYING, ACT OUT LEARNING
6. Interpersonal Intelligence
- POLITICIAN, TEACHER, RELIGIOUS LEADER, COUNSELLOR, SALES PEOPLE, MANAGER, PUBLIC RELATION
- LIKELY TRAITS: NEGOTIATE WELL, ABLE TO READ OTHERS’ INTENTION, ENJOY BEING WITH PEOPLE, HAS MANY FRIENDS, COMMUNICATE WELL, ENJOY GROUP ACTIVITIES, LIKES TO COOPERATE
- TO STRENGTHEN: DO LEARNING ACTIVITIES COOPERATIVELY, TAKE LOTS OF BREAKS TO SOCIALIZE USE “PAIR AND SHARE” LEARNING ACTIVITIES, MAKE LEARNING FUN, WORK IN TEAM, TUTOR OTHERS
7. Intrapersonal Intelligence
- NOVELIST, COUNSELLOR, WISE ELDER, PHILOSOPHER, GURUS, MYSTICS
- LIKELY TRAITS: SELF-KNOWLEDGE, SENSITIVITY TO ONE’S OWN VALUES, DEEPLY AWARE OF ONE’S OWN FEELING, INTUITIVE ABILITY, SELF-MOTIVATED, VERY PRIVATE PERSON, WANT TO BE DIFFERENT FROM MAINSTREAM
- TO STRENGTHEN: HAVE PERSONAL “HEART-TO-HEART” TALKS, DEBRIEF ACTIVITIES, TAKE TIME FOR INNER REFLECTION, DO INDEPENDENT STUDY, LISTEN TO YOUR INTUITION, DISCUSS, REFLECT OR WRITE WHAT YOU EXPERIENCED AND YOU FELT, TAKE CONTROL OF OWN LEARNING