Gardner's Theory Of Multiple Intelligences

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Dr. Gardner exists as a developmental psychologist, who was a professor of education at Harvard University. His hypothesis about multiple intelligences is a way of how individuals learn. He deliberates that everybody has nine dissimilar intelligences. His multiple intelligences are linguistic intelligence, logical-mathematical intelligence, musical intelligence, bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, spatial intelligence, interpersonal intelligence, intrapersonal intelligence, naturalist intelligence and existential intelligence. Even though everyone has each of these intelligences his theory gives an opinion that everyone surpasses or are more accustomed to certain ones than other, but through dispensation of learning we can surpass at any intelligence …show more content…

If all learners are different, then the implication is that effective teaching must cover all the various learning styles of the students. “When teachers recognize that students bring varied talents into the classroom, they can help students find success by allowing them to use their natural intelligences. Educators can discover methods to construct responsibilities into all curriculums that lets students to interrelate through the matter in behaviors that suitable for their learning styles and strengths” (Peters, 2010). A good teacher does not stick to just one way of delivering information to students, they will uses a variety of methods and activities to ensure that more students have the opportunity to learn and succeed in ways that works for …show more content…

Technology can show the teacher what skills a special needs student has and the teacher can use technology so the special need student can learn new skills. References Peters, M.A., L. (2010, September 21). Teacher’s help students succeed by using multiple intelligences theory in the classroom. Retrieved January 19, 2015, from http://www.ttacnews.vcu.edu/2010/09/by-laura-c-peters-ma/ Golubtchik, B. (2010, January 1). The Multiple Intelligence Classroom: Matching Your Teaching Methods With How Students Learn. Retrieved January 19, 2015, from http://teachersnetwork.org/media/NTHchapterbenna.htm McFarlane, Ph.D., D.B.A., Ed.D., D. (2011). Multiple Intelligences. The Most Effective Platform for Global 21st Century Educational and Instructional Methodologies, 14(2). Retrieved January 18, 2015, from

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