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.
Not exact matches
This year marks the 25th anniversary
of Gardner's
Multiple Intelligences theory — in which he posits that all human beings possess numerous autonomous intelligences rather than a single intelligence that can be measured through a tool such as
Intelligences theory — in which he posits that all human beings possess numerous autonomous
intelligences rather than a single intelligence that can be measured through a tool such as
intelligences rather than a single
intelligence that can be measured through a tool such as the IQ test.
The scarce quality among our children today is not
intelligence but
rather the ability to deliberate carefully, to see the
multiple sides
of an issue, and then to exercise sound judgment according to grounded values and proper ends.
In this instance, the concept
of multiple intelligences may not even be raised directly with students, but,
rather, may serve as a tool for fostering dialogue and collaboration among their teachers.
Ultimately, what is important about MI theory is not the number
of identified
intelligences, but,
rather, its core premise that
intelligence is better conceived
of as
multiple rather than general.
The debate is not MI vs. IQ but
rather how can we use a
multiple intelligences understanding
of each student to build the academic skills associated with IQ?
The Theory
of Multiple Intelligences is a theory
of intelligence that differentiates it into specific (primarily sensory) «modalities»,
rather than seeing
intelligence as dominated by a single general ability.
The basis
of these neuromyths have been well intentioned; Howard Gardner in his work on
multiple intelligences wasn't trying to invent a new way
of teaching,
rather than debunk the post-war simplistic approach that advocated that brains could be trained to do anything.
It's quite an experience to sample the different ways in which teachers, administrators, museum directors, neurologists, and others have made use
of what is essentially a simple claim:
rather than the mind / brain having a single all - purpose computer (which yields a single IQ score), it is better described as consisting
of a number
of relatively independent computers
of information, which we call the «
multiple intelligences.»