Post on 13-Jan-2017
Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences Prepared by Susan Vo
According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Howard Earl Gardner is an American developmental psychologist who has written hundreds of research articles and thirty books that have been translated into more than thirty languages.
He is best known for his theory of multiple intelligences, as outlined in his 1983 book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences.
According to Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, humans have several different ways of processing information and these ways are relatively independent of one another.
The theory is a critique of the standard intelligence theory, which emphasizes the correlation among abilities.
• There are at least seven ways that humans perceive and understand the world
• Theorized by Howard Gardner in 1983
Linguistic or Verbal Learners• Sensitive to meanings, sounds and rhythms of words• Especially like storytelling and creative writing• They learn better by reading, memorizing, playing word
games, and making up rhymes and puns
Logic-Mathematical Learners• Sensitive to order and sequence• Especially like problem solving, noting and creating patterns
and experiments• They learn better by recording information systematically,
setting up experiments, playing strategy games, analyzing data, and asking logical questions
Musical Learners• Sensitive to singing, playing instruments, drumming• Especially like the human voice, sounds from nature,
instrumental music• They learn better by listening to recordings, talking to
themselves, making up songs, mentally repeating information, reading aloud, and changing tempo
Spatial or Visual Learners• Sensitive to visual cues and images• Especially like day-dreaming and art• They learn better by studying pictures, watching videos,
using visual, tangible aids, doing mazes, puzzles, and making predictions
Body-Kinesthetic Learners• Sensitive to activity, athletics and physical gestures while
talking• Especially like role-playing, touching and feeling• They learn better by doing role plays, constructing physical
examples, exercising while reviewing, visiting museums, institutions, parks, and asking logical questions
Interpersonal Learners• Sensitive to leadership opportunities, others’ feelings; “street
smart”• Especially like helping others, peer tutoring, working
cooperatively• They learn better by studying in groups, comparing
information with others, interviewing experts, relating personal experiences, being a teamplayer, and doing cooperative projects
Intrapersonal Learners• Sensitive to their own feelings, personal motivation• Especially like day-dreaming, working alone• They learn better by avoiding distractions, establishing
personal goals, playing solitary games, setting own pace, and working alone.
7 Intelligences – by Dr. Howard Gardner 1983
Linguistic or Verbal
Logic- Mathematica
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Musical Spatial or Visual
Since 1999, Gardner has identified the eighth intelligence:
Naturalist Learners• Sensitive to patterns in and connecting to nature• Especially like animals and natural phenomena• They learn better by studying outside, learning in the
presence of plants and pets, relating environmental issues to topics, smelling, seeing, touching, and tasting, and observing natural phenomenon
Gardner is informally considering two additional intelligences:
existential and pedagogical
Many teachers, school administrators, and special educators have been inspired by Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences as it has allowed for the idea that there is more than one way to define a person's intellect.