THEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Gardner is renowned in the field of educational research and development for his theory of multiple intelligences which seeks to challenge long-held assumptions about intelligence- traditionally seen as a single measure of intelligence . He was a critic of the idea that there exists but a single human intelligence that can be assessed by standard psychometric instruments (Armstrong , 2000

For many years , Gardner conducted two streams of research i .e , on cognitive and symbol-using capacities--one with normal and gifted children , and the second- with adults who suffered from

brain damage His effort to integrate these two lines of work led him to develop and introduce the theory of multiple intelligences in his book Frames of Mind (1983

Given below are the 7 different kinds of intelligence as propounded by Howard Gardner in his book `Frames of Mind (Gardner ,1993

Linguistic : that deals with the sensitivity to the meaning and of words

Logical-mathematical : mathematical ability and other complex logical systems

Musical : the ability to understand and create music

Spatial : the ability to "think in pictures " to perceive the visual world accurately and recreate or alter it in the mind or on Spatial intelligence is highly developed in artists , architects designers and sculptors

Bodily-kinesthetic : the ability to use one 's body in a skilled way , for self-expression or towards a goal . Mimes , dancers , basketball players and actors are among those who display bodily-kinesthetic intelligence

Interpersonal : an ability to perceive and understand other individuals -- their moods , desires...