Tuesday, April 20, 2021

THE THEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Challenges the idea of a single IQ

We all have these in differing aptitudes. The danger is to assume that our current strengths are our learning styles, but we can learn to be better in all of them (growth mindset). Also, what we are good at doesn't imply that we like to learn that way. Assumptions about learning are to be avoided. We learn in fluid and complex ways, and labeling a student as one type of learner would most often be a mistake.

1983 Howard Gardner (Harvard psychologist) et al 

2011 "Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences"

1999 Thomas Armstrong  "7 Kinds of Smart" 

1999  David Lazear "Eight Ways of Teaching"

ORIGINAL SEVEN

1. linguistic/verbal

2. logical/mathematical

3. musical/rhythmic/harmonic

4. intrapersonal/introspection

5. interpersonal/social

6. kinesthetic/physical

7. visual-spatial

ACCEPTED EIGHT (since Frames of Mind written in 1995)

8. ecologic/naturalist

CONTROVERSIAL

9. existential/spiritual 

word smart
number/reasoning smart
picture smart
body smart
music smart
people smart
self smart
nature smart

Eight Kinds of Smart


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