Title: Howard Gardner (Intelligence Psychologist Biography) - Practical Psychology
Headings: Howard Gardner (Intelligence Psychologist Biography)
Howard Gardner (Intelligence Psychologist Biography)
Howard Gardner's Childhood
Educational Background
Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
The Goodwork Project
Applications of Gardner’s Theory
Criticisms of Gardner’s Theory
Howard Gardner's Books, Awards, and Accomplishments
Personal Life
References

Content: He earned his PhD in developmental psychology in 1971. With his doctoral studies complete, Gardner worked with behavioral neurologist Norman Geschwind at Boston Veterans Administration Hospital as a postdoctoral fellow. He conducted neuropsychology research at the hospital for more than 20 years. According to Gardner, he “probably could have had a reasonably successful career as a cognitive neuroscientist, or perhaps even a developmental neurobiologist,” but he eventually “left the straight science track and moved to issues of educational reform and social policy.” Gardner accepted a teaching position at Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1986. Since 1995, he has spent most of his time working on The GoodWork Project—a program that promotes ethics and excellence in work and life. In 1998, Gardner was selected as the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard. He retired from teaching at the end of the 2019 academic year. Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Gardner developed his theory of multiple intelligences (MI theory) in the late 1970’s to early 1980’s. Up to that time, intelligence was generally conceived of as a singular quality influencing performance on all cognitive tasks.