Students whose approach to learning is dominated by this sort of intelligence enjoy athletics, dance, and fine motor skills. Musical intelligence recognizes pitch, rhythm, tone. Students who learn through musicality may make up songs to learn or learn with drumming, humming, singing. Interpersonal intelligence learns by fraternizing and empathizing. Students who learn socially thrive in collaborative learning situations and by tutoring or teaching others.
Intrapersonal intellect internalizes, ponders, plans, makes choices.
Naturalistic intelligence recognizes differences, classifies aspects of the environment, and uses aspects of the environment to solve problems. Hands-on learning in some form plays to this strength. The results, in the 10 psychology classes of 13 students in his study at Glendale CC, as well as in other classes conducted by his colleagues, was often more depth of learning and more fun. He encourages veteran teachers to try one or two alternative tasks. The mind is a fire to be kindled, not a vessel to be filled.