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"EMBRACING THE WIDE SKY", A Tour Across The Horizons of The Human Mind, Daniel Tammet, 2009, page 50
Are There Different Kinds of Intelligence? (2)
Are There "Multiple Intelligences"?
Are There "Multiple Intelligences"?
Like Sternberg, Howard Gardner, a professor of education at Harvard University, believes that there is more than one kind of intelligence - eight, to precise - with every person having a unique blend of each. His theory of "Multiple Intelligences" was made famous by his book "Frames of Mind" first published in 1983. Using a range of criteria, including development history, evolutionary plausibility and support from experimental psychology tasks, Gardner identified these eight different intelligences:
Linguistic Intelligence: Involving both spoken and written language, the ability to learn languages and the capacity to use language to achieve certain goals. Examples: writers, poets, lawyers and speakers.
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence: The capacity to analyse problems, perform mathematical operations and investigate issues scientifically. Examples: scientists, engineers and mathematicians.
Musical Intelligence: Skill in the performance, composition and appreciation of musical patterns. Musicians of all kinds are obvious examples of this intelligence.
Body–Kinaesthetic Intelligence: Using parts of the whole of one’s body to solve problems. Examples: athletes, actors and dancers.
Spatial Intelligence: Includes having a very good sense of direction, as well as the ability to visualize and mentally manipulate objects. Examples: artists, architects and engineers.
Interpersonal Intelligence: The capacity to understand the feelings, intentions and motivations of the other people. Examples: sales-people, politicians and therapists.
Intrapersonal Intelligence: The ability to understand oneself, one's feelings, goals and motivation: Examples: philosophers, psychologists, and theologians.
Naturalistic Intelligence: The ability to draw upon certain features of the environment, to grow and nurture new things and to have a facility for interacting with animals: examples: farmer, gardeners and conservationists.
Many educators in the United States who have adopted Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences to use in their schools report improved exams results, parental participations and classroom discipline.
A Harvard-led study of forty-one schools supported using the theory, and reported that in these schools there was "a culture of hard work, respect and caring; a faculty that collaborated and learned from each other; classrooms that engaged students through constrained but meaningful choices, and a sharp focus on enabling students to produce high-quality work".
Linguistic Intelligence: Involving both spoken and written language, the ability to learn languages and the capacity to use language to achieve certain goals. Examples: writers, poets, lawyers and speakers.
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence: The capacity to analyse problems, perform mathematical operations and investigate issues scientifically. Examples: scientists, engineers and mathematicians.
Musical Intelligence: Skill in the performance, composition and appreciation of musical patterns. Musicians of all kinds are obvious examples of this intelligence.
Body–Kinaesthetic Intelligence: Using parts of the whole of one’s body to solve problems. Examples: athletes, actors and dancers.
Spatial Intelligence: Includes having a very good sense of direction, as well as the ability to visualize and mentally manipulate objects. Examples: artists, architects and engineers.
Interpersonal Intelligence: The capacity to understand the feelings, intentions and motivations of the other people. Examples: sales-people, politicians and therapists.
Intrapersonal Intelligence: The ability to understand oneself, one's feelings, goals and motivation: Examples: philosophers, psychologists, and theologians.
Naturalistic Intelligence: The ability to draw upon certain features of the environment, to grow and nurture new things and to have a facility for interacting with animals: examples: farmer, gardeners and conservationists.Many educators in the United States who have adopted Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences to use in their schools report improved exams results, parental participations and classroom discipline.
A Harvard-led study of forty-one schools supported using the theory, and reported that in these schools there was "a culture of hard work, respect and caring; a faculty that collaborated and learned from each other; classrooms that engaged students through constrained but meaningful choices, and a sharp focus on enabling students to produce high-quality work".
"EMBRACING THE WIDE SKY", A Tour Across The Horizons of The Human Mind, Daniel Tammet, 2009, page 50
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