Title: Howard Gardner: ‘Multiple intelligences’ are not ‘learning styles’ - The Washington Post
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Howard Gardner: ‘ Multiple intelligences’ are not ‘learning styles’
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Valerie Strauss
Oct. 16, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
The fields of psychology and education were revolutionized 30 years ago when the now world-renowned psychologist Howard Gardner published his 1983 book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences ,” which detailed a new model of human intelligence that went beyond the traditional view that there was a single kind that could be measured by standardized tests. ( You can read his account of how he came up with the theory here .) Gardner’s theory initially listed seven intelligences which work together: linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, spatial, interpersonal and intrapersonal; he later added an eighth, naturalist intelligence and says there may be a few more. The theory became highly popular with K-12 educators around the world seeking ways to reach students who did not respond to traditional approaches, but over time, “multiple intelligences” somehow became synonymous with the concept of “learning styles.” In this important post, Gardner explains why the former is not the latter.