Naturalist Intelligence
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Not among Howard Gardner's original seven intelligences, an eighth was added in 1996. It has become known as the Naturalist Intelligence. It directly involves relating information to one's natural surroundings. A naturalist can sometimes sense changes in weather and other small natural patterns, and some can more readily discriminate between certain life forms (as in telling the difference between similar plants.)A natural intuition is involved in everything they do and choose, and are especially valued in fields that require recognition skills. Observing, understanding, and organizing are largely involved. A naturalist student learns best when the subject involves collecting and analyzing, or is closely related to something that is prominent in nature (as in physical properties of science evident in nature); a naturalist also enjoys applying new knowledge to nature- they do not enjoy learning unfamiliar or seemingly useless subjects, because its connections with nature are non-existent or uneasy to recognize.
