Essay on Multiple Intelligences

Harvard University professor and author of many books and articles, Howard Gardner (1983) changed our views about intelligence forever when he proposed in his famous book, Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, that there are actually seven kinds of intelligences as opposed to the singular type of genetic intelligence that had built the foundation of the Stanford-Binet IQ Test. According to Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences, it is possible for a child to be a genius in terms…...

Multiple intelligences refers to the various ways in which one can express their intellectual ability. I can relate to several multiple intelligences but the strongest of these is the linguistic/verbal intelligence. According to Idpride. net, this type of intelligence refers to the ability to use language as well as words (LdPride, n. d. ). The site further explains that people with this intelligence have well developed listening skills as well as good speaking skills (LdPride, n. d. ). In addition,…...

While evaluating the data from the discovery wheel, it was noted that for the most part all of the team fell into the same range. Most of the team appeared to score above average in all of the categories on the discovery wheel. All six of us scored high in attitude and purpose and all six of us scored low in tests and time. Money was split. For three of the members it was in the top half of the…...

Most learning institutions generally focus education on the linguistic and mathematical intelligence. Children in pre-school are first taught to know their ABCs and to count from one to ten. Those who can recite the alphabet well are considered bright students. Learners who can do addition at an early age are placed on the honors list. It had been the norm that intelligence is measured using IQ tests. The higher the IQ is the smarter the person is. But the Theory…...

Almost every teacher today has heard the terms Multiple Intelligences (MIs) and Learning Styles. However, how many teachers know about the number of distinct intelligences? Moreover, how many teachers could define what learning styles are? And how many teachers can identify the distinct elements of them? The aim of this piece of paper is to focus on the nine multiple intelligences identified by Howard Gardner and the 21 elements of learning styles identified by Kenneth and Rita Dunn and then…...