MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE THEORY

By Tamika and Amanda

THEORIST

H

oward Gardner

Known for his Multiple Intelligence Theory

I

nvolved in the design of performance-based assessments;

education for understanding; the use of multiple

intelligences to achieve more personalized curriculum,

instruction, and pedagogy; and the quality of

interdisciplinary efforts in education.

HOWARD GARDNER

G

raduate professor at Harvard

H

onorary degrees from twenty-nine colleges and universities, including

institutions in Bulgaria, Chile, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, South Korea

and Spain.

1

00 most influential public intellectuals in the world

R

eceived a MacArthur Prize Fellowship in 1981

THE THEORY: AT A GLANCEE

ach person is smart in all seven types of intelligence.

E

very person is stronger in some ways and less developed in others.

“Heredity and genetics influence the way the brain is neurologically

"wired" before birth and are contributing factors that determine the

strongest types of intelligence. This is often seen in children with very

strong and overt talents demonstrated at very young ages, such as

Mozart, who had started to play and compose music by age five.”

KEY POINTS8

intelligences

CHART

http://otec.uoregon.edu/intelligence.htm

CLASSROOM IMPLICATIONS-

-What the teacher does under this theory• Teachers can use this theory to create a curriculum

based around several types of learning.• Having kids Act out a lesson through props can include

bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal intelligences.

• Use technology that enhances visual/spatial, musical and linguistic learners. These can include the use of speakers on a computer to relay audio from a video.

• Using manipulates (such as I pads with learning apps) can include several intelligences.

CLASSROOM IMPLICATIONS

--What the students do under this theory• Recognize your own learning strengths and weaknesses

according to the intelligences you learn best with. • Develop the weak parts by including learning methods that

pertain to those weak parts. For example, you are music smart, but lack in number smarts. You could learn numbers through a song to learn something quickly. In order to strengthen your number smarts, focus on logical thinking and analyzing.

• Students can learn through different intelligences and can develop each individual intelligence through diverse learning.

MY OPINIONS

I

would like all of my students to develop diverse intelligences.

I have the ability to do this by incorporating the intelligences

into my lesson plans. I can assess what intelligences my

students possess and challenge them with new ones. • “Child-centered teaching, open-ended projects, cross-

curricular activities, independent study, learning center activities, multimodal work, group projects, discovery learning and authentic assessment are some techniques that embrace Gardner's theory of multiple intelligence teaching.”

CREDITS

To learn more information, please visit these websites. It is recommended that all teachers learn about this theory.Picture taken from :http://www.preschools4all.com/howard-gardner.htmlAdditional websites:http://questgarden.com/102/80/0/100505170056/index.htmhttp://www.ehow.com/about_4597747_what-multiple-intelligence-teaching.htmlhttp://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-schools-strategieshttp://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/article_view.aspx?ArticleID=251

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