Identifying my domination intelligence
- 1. Activity Sheet: Identifying My Dominant Intelligence: The MIS Assessment Robert M. Sherfiekt, Ph.D., 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008 NAME: Directions: Read each statement carefully and thoroughly. After reading the statement, rate your response using the scale below. There are no right or wrong answers. This is not a timed survey. The MIS is based, in part, on Frames of Mind by Howard Gardner, 1983. 3 = Often Applies 2 = Sometimes Applies 1 = Never or Almost Never Applies __2_____1. When someone gives me directions, I have to visualize them in my mind in order to understand them. ____2___2. I enjoy crossword puzzles and word games like Scrabble. ____3___3. I enjoy dancing and can keep up with the beat of music. ____2___4. I have little or no trouble conceptualizing information or facts. ___2____5. I like to repair things that are broken such as toasters, small engines, bicycles, and cars. ____2___6. 1 enjoy leadership activities on campus and in the community, __2_____7. I have the ability to get others to listen to me. ____2___8. I enjoy working with nature, animals, and plants, __3_____9. I know where everything is in my home such as supplies, gloves, flashlights, camera, and compactdiscs. ___1___10. I am a good speller. ___2___11. I often sing or hum to myself in the shower or car, or while walking or just sitting. __2____12. 1 am a very logical, orderly thinker. __2____13. I use a lot of gestures when I talk to people. __2____14. I can recognize and empathize with people's attitudes and emotions. __3____15. I prefer to study alone. ___2___16. I can name many different things in the environment such as clouds, rocks, and plant types. ___2___17. I like to draw pictures, graphs, or charts to better understand information.
- 2. __2____18.I have a good memory for names and dates. __3____19.When I hear music, I "get into it" by moving, humming, tapping, or even singing. __3____20.I learn better by asking a lot of questions. ___3___21.I enjoy playing competitive sports. __2____22.I communicate very well with other people. ____2__23.I know what I want and I set goals to accomplish it. ___2___24.I have some interest in herbal remedies and natural medicine. __2____25. I enjoy working puzzles or mazes. __2____26. I am a good storyteller. ___2___27.I can easily remember the words and melodies of songs. ___1___28.I enjoy solving problems in math and chemistry and working with computer programming problems. ___2___29.I usually touch people or pat them on the back when I talk to them. __2____30.I understand my family and friends better than most other people do. __2____31.I don't always talk about my accomplishments with others. __2____32.I would rather work outside around nature than inside around people and equipment, __2____33.I enjoy and learn more when seeing movies, slides, or videos in class. ___2___34.I am a very good listener and I enjoy listening to others' stories, ____2__35.I need to study with music. __3____36.I enjoy games like Clue, Battleship, chess, and Rubik's Cube. ____3__37.I enjoy physical activities such as bicycling, jogging, dancing, snowboarding, skateboarding, orswimming. ___2___38.I am good at solving people's problems and conflicts. __2____39.I have to have time alone to think about new information in order to remember it. __2____40.I enjoy sorting and organizing information, objects, and collectibles.
- 3. Refer to your score on each individual question. Place that score beside the appropriate question number below. Then, tally each line at the side. TOTAL SCORE CODE ACROSS 1 =2 9 =3 17 =2 25 =2 33 =2 11 Visual/Spatial 2 =2 10 =1 18 =2 26 =2 34 =2 9 Verbal/Linguistic 3 =3 11 =2 19 =3 27 =2 35 =2 12 Musical/Rhythm 4 =2 12 =2 20 =3 28 =1 36 =3 11 Logic/Math 5 =2 13 =2 21 =3 29 =2 37 =3 12 Body/Kinesthetic 6 =2 14 =2 22 =2 30 =2 38 =2 10 Interpersonal 7 =2 15 =3 23 =2 31 =2 39 =2 11 Intrapersonal 8 =2 16 =2 24 =2 32 =2 40 =2 10 Naturalistic MIS TALLY Multiple Intelligences Look at the scores on the MIS. What are your top three scores? Write them in the space below. Top Score ____11___ Code_visual spatial______ Second Score ____11__ Code_____logic math_____ Third Score ____11____ Code_______intrapersonal________ This tally can help you understand where some of your strengths may be. Again, this is not a measure of your worth or capacities, nor is it an indicator of your future successes. Go online and read more about your specific intelligence or multiple intelligences in general.