Week 5

• Intelligence


  One's capacity to process the world, reason clearly and use resources effectively in adjusting to the environment and in one's pursuit of his or her goals
• Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences


  • Veers away from the traditional notion that intelligence is measured through standardized tests
  • Argues that it is not how smart a person is that matters, but rather, what makes one intelligent that counts
  • Proposed different intelligences (seven originally, which he expanded to nine later), where a significant number of which are not captured by typical intelligence tests that mainly focus on verbal and numerical competencies
• While these intelligences are separate from one another

  They do not work in isolation
• Given the challenge or demand of the context or situation, a number of these intelligences tend to collaborate
• Gardner believes that there are biological foundations for specialized intelligences
• Gardner proposes that each intelligence is linked to a particular system in the brain
• Activation of both hemispheres of the brain can boost learning
• Mind mapping


  • A thinking visualization tool used to collect information, analyze it, remember it, and generate new ideas
  • A diagram for representing tasks, words, concepts, or items linked to and arranged around a central concept or subject using a non-linear graphical layout
  • Provides a structured way to capture and organize ideas and information, and help users to understand concepts by breaking them down into their component parts
• Optimal learning outcomes result from learning activities that enhance the connection of the left and the right hemispheres
• Optimal learning is also achieved through a holistic approach, which enables learners to make connections and see situations from a larger perspective