What is it?
The interpersonal intelligence is the ability to get along with, interact with, work with , and motivate others towards a common goal. It involves the capacity to understand and interpret others moods, temperaments, motivations, and intentions.
Everyday Uses of Interpersonal Intelligence
Retail transactions
Asking or giving directions
Interactions with co-workers
Parenting
Who is this student with this intelligence?
They love fellow students and appreciate their diversities.
They like to study people in other cultures as well as their history and art.
This social person is dependent for success on others and is a team player.
Adult examples
Abraham Lincoln
Mahatma Gandhi
Nelson Mandela
Career Choices
Counsellor
Doctor
Psychiatrist
Teacher
Salesperson
Religious and Political Leaders
Nurse
Social Worker
What Helps this student Learn?
Classroom environment of small, clustered workstations setup for co-operative learning.
Peer tutoring, co-operative study groups, group inquiries, group games and activities
What hinders this student?
Working alone in individual tasks e.g. Self-Paced learning and Silent reading
Difficulty with private reflection, journal and workbook writing.
What Activates promote learning with this intelligence?
Think-pair-share
Co-operative tasks
Creative tasks such as collages, comic strips, songs, poems, etc.
Physical activities such as co-operative games