Title: Howard Gardner and the Theory of Multiple Intelligences - Exploring your mind
Headings: Howard Gardner and the Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Howard Gardner and the Theory of Multiple Intelligences
A definition of intelligence according to Gardner
Academic excellence isn’t everything
Intelligence is a skill you can develop
The theory of multiple intelligences: 8 kinds of intelligence
Logical-mathematical intelligence
Verbal-linguistic intelligence
Musical-rhythmic intelligence
Visual-spatial intelligence
Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
Interpersonal intelligence
Naturalistic intelligence
Existential intelligence
Bibliography
What is Musical Intelligence? How Can I Improve It?

Content: Howard Gardner and the Theory of Multiple Intelligences - Exploring your mind
Howard Gardner and the Theory of Multiple Intelligences
11 minutes
Last update: 23 March, 2018
For decades, people thought that intelligence was one single mental function that determined our ability to problem-solve, especially in the logical-mathematical realm. But about three decades ago Howard Gardner questioned this idea. His alternative to this global concept of intelligence was the theory of multiple intelligences. Basically, Gardner realized that people didn’t have one global intelligence that applied to every aspect of their lives. In fact, there were different kinds of intelligence that he called multiple intelligences. So, the latest psychological theories about intelligence have left behind this traditional and probably unfair concept of intelligence. Like we said, it wasn’t long ago that only the logical-mathematical and linguistic parts of intelligence were measured and developed. But the theory of multiple intelligences sees cognitive competence as a group of skills, talents, and mental abilities called “intelligences.” What’s more, everyone possesses these skills, mental abilities, and talents to some degree.