Title: Theories of Intelligence
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Theories of Intelligence
We can become more intelligent through study and  practice, through access to appropriate tools, and  through learning to make effective use of these  tools (Perkins, 1995).

Definition of  Intelligence
Howard Gardner
David Perkins
Robert Sternberg
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A Definition of  Intelligence
Howard Gardner
Robert Sternberg
David Perkins
Howard Gardner
David Perkins
Robert Sternberg
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Content: the ability to think in novel  ways. Componential intelligence--the ability to process  information effectively. This includes metacognitive,  executive, performance, and knowledge-acquisition  components that help to steer cognitive processes. Sternberg provides examples of people who are quite  talented in one of these areas but not so talented in the  other two. In that sense, his approach to the field of  intelligence is somewhat like Howard Gardner's. However, you  can see that Sternberg does not focus on specific components  of intelligence that are aligned with various academic  disciplines. He is far more concerned with helping people  develop components of intelligence that will help them to  perform well in whatever they chose to do. Sternberg strongly believes that intelligence can be  increased by study and practice. Quite a bit of his research  focuses on such endeavors. Some of Sternberg's work focuses  specifically on "street smarts" versus "school smarts."