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: Practical intelligence--the ability to do well in  informal and formal educational settings; adapting to and  shaping one's environment; street smarts. Experiential intelligence--the ability to deal with  novel situations; the ability to effectively automate  ways of dealing with novel situations so they are easily  handled in the future; 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.