Title: Theory of multiple intelligences - Wikipedia
Headings: Theory of multiple intelligences
Theory of multiple intelligences
Contents
Separation criteria
The intelligence modalities
Musical-rhythmic and harmonic
Visual-spatial
Verbal-linguistic
Logical-mathematical
Bodily-kinesthetic
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Naturalistic
Existential
Additional intelligences
Physical intelligence
Characteristics
Theory
Impact on education
Critical reception
Definition of intelligence
Neo-Piagetian criticism
Human adaptation to multiple environments
IQ tests
Lack of empirical evidence
Use in education
See also
References
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

Content: Gardner referred to the idea of natural skill and innate physical intelligence within his discussion of the autobiographical story of Babe Ruth – a legendary baseball player who, at 15, felt that he has been ‘born’ on the pitcher's mound. Individuals with a high body-kinesthetic, or physical intelligence, are likely to be successful in physical careers, including athletes, dancers, musicians, police officers, and soldiers. Theory
A professor of Education at Harvard University, developmental psychologist Howard Gardner, outlined nine types of intelligence, including spatial intelligence and linguistic intelligence among others. His seminal work, Frame of Mind, was published in 1983 and was influenced by the works of Alfred Binet and the German psychologist William Stern, who originally coined the term 'Intelligence quotient' (IQ). Within his paradigm of intelligence, Gardner defines it as being "the ability to learn" or "to solve problems," referring to intelligence as a "bio-psychological potential to process information". Gardner suggested that each individual may possess all of the various forms of intelligence to some extent, but that there is always a dominant, or primary, form. Gardner granted each of the different forms of intelligence equal importance, and he proposed that they have the potential to be nurtured and so strengthened, or ignored and weakened. There have been various critiques of Gardner's work, however, predominantly due to the lack of empirical evidence used to support his thinking. Furthermore, some have sugg