MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Howard Gardner's work on multiple intelligences has had a profound impact on thinking and practice in education - especially in the United States. 

 

Howard Gardner initially formulated a list of seven intelligences. His listing was provisional. The first two have been typically valued in schools; the next three are usually associated with the arts; and the final two are what Howard Gardner called 'personal intelligences'. Then he added Naturalistic intelligence.

• Linguistic intelligence
• Logical-mathematical intelligence 
• Musical intelligence  
• Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
• Spatial intelligence 
• Interpersonal intelligence
• Intrapersonal intelligence 
• Naturalistic intelligence 

 In essence Howard Gardner argued that:

- His theory is an account of human cognition in its fullness. The intelligences provided 'a new definition of human nature, cognitively speaking' (Gardner 1999). Human beings are organisms who possess a basic set of intelligences.

- People have a unique blend of intelligences. The big challenge facing the deployment of human resources 'is how to best take advantage of the uniqueness conferred on us as a species exhibiting several intelligences'.

 Multiple intelligences lead to different learning styles:

What king of learner are you?

Now, go to the Multiple intelligences site, where you can learn more about this theory and take a test to know what elements of your intelligence are the strongest.
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