What kind of intelligence do you have?

You may have heard of Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences. First proposed in 1983, it suggested that rather than just one type of general intelligence, g, there were seven types of intelligence to be found in individuals, to varying degrees. These intelligences are: linguistic, logical-mathematical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, spatial, musical and bodily-kinesthetic. Later, in 1999, he added naturalistic intelligence (intelligence relating to understanding of the natural world). He is debating, still, whether there is also an existential intelligence. (The ability to ponder the deeper questions of life, death and everything).

Now, you may have wondered, sometimes, what your own particular profile of intelligences looked like. Well, now you can find out. I have stumbled on an online test to determine your individual profile of intelligences. It is called Rogers Indicator of Multiple Intelligences.

It is to be found at: http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=1343

Just do the test, honestly, and it will tell you what your predominant type of thinking is and score you on the relative strength of each area. In my own test, verbal skills and intrapersonal intelligence (knowing oneself) were scored at 100% and everything else was highly rated. This indicates that my intelligences are rounded and well-developed in general. Some people have one or two over-riding strengths, with relative weaknesses in other areas: everyone is different.

Apparently, my own strengths lend themselves well to being an author, a speaker, a poet, an entrepreneur, a philosopher, a psychologist and a teacher, among other things. (Those were the predominant strengths...there were others).

So, have fun with the test. Feel free to comment if you discover anything interesting.

(If you would like to learn more of Ainan Celeste Cawley, a scientific child prodigy, aged eight years and five months, or his gifted brothers, Fintan, four years and ten months, and Tiarnan, twenty-seven months, please go to: http://scientific-child-prodigy.blogspot.com/2006/10/scientific-child-prodigy-guide.html I also write of gifted education, IQ, intelligence, the Irish, the Malays, Singapore, College, University, Chemistry, Science, genetics, left-handedness, precocity, child prodigy, child genius, baby genius, adult genius, savant, wunderkind, wonderkind, genio, гений ребенок prodigy, genie, μεγαλοφυία θαύμα παιδιών, bambino, kind, niño, gênio criança, gifted adults and gifted children in general. Thanks.)