Intelligence

Intelligence has different definitions, some focus on intelligence from the emotional point of view and others from the academic point of view. However, Intelligence involves knowledge, mental process and ability.

According to Cattell-Horn-Carroll, children distinct in:

-Fluid Intelligence which is the ability to obtain knowledge fast and adjust to a different situation.
-Crystallized Intelligence is skills and knowledge that children obtain from past experience, schooling, and culture.

According to Gardner and to his different investigations, we have 8 multiple intelligence which he views as abilities and these are:

-Linguistic Intelligence: This is the ability and how easy is for some people to communicate. Examples: Motivational Speakers, Poets, Writers.

-Logical- Mathematical Intelligence: The ability that some people show in Science or Math. Examples: people with ability to resolve mathematical problems, people who can formulate a hypothesis and observe the results.

-Spatial Intelligence: This involves mental images, making discrimination between similar objects. Examples: People, who can create a mental image, people who can draw visual likeness of any specific object.

-Musical Intelligence: This is the ability to understand music. Examples: People, who can play any instrument, people who can compose a musical work.

-Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence: this is the ability to use the body skillfully. Examples: professional dancers, sport players.

-Interpersonal Intelligence: The ability to understand other’s people behavior. Examples: When a person is aware of other person’s feelings, be able to realized other people’s intentions and necessities.

-Intrapersonal Intelligence: the ability to be aware of our own feelings and desires. Example: a person who can realize when he or she had feelings of anger or sadness and be able to understand the reasons.

-Naturalist Intelligence: Is the ability to identify and differentiate natural objects and life forms. Examples: Geologists, Anthropologists.