Furthermore, there is no way of knowing to what extent changes in the school are due to the implementation
of ideas of multiple intelligences rather than, for example, the energizing thrill of adopting a new schoolwide program, new statewide standards, or some other unknown factor.
One reason for the popularity of
the idea of multiple intelligences is that it can be summarized in a sentence.
In many ways, the prize ought to go to teachers, parents, and students who have taken
the idea of multiple intelligences to heart and made it part of their practices.»
The idea of multiple intelligences comes out of psychology.
On the other side are advocates for personalized instruction based on
the idea of multiple intelligences.
Howard Gardner first presented
the idea of multiple intelligences in 1983, but the psychological theory of emotional intelligence was developed by Peter Salovey and John Mayer.