Theories on Multiple Intelligences

In the article, "The Foundations of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences", by Thomas Armstrong, he explains the creation of multiple intelligence theory. The first intelligence test (or IQ) was established by Alfred Binet, a French psychologist, in relevance for failing students to succeed in college. After eighty years had passed another psychologist, Howard Gardner, begin to debate the thoughts and perceptions of Alfred Binet and redefine the intelligence test into seven specific areas of life. Linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, and intrapersonal were the seven main views of the IQ test that test the level of understanding for each person. In addition to this, all of these seven areas were not meant for everybody to excel in or to understand. Intelligences were sometimes used together to complete one task such as washing clothes. First you have to a visual amount of clothes that can fit into the washer and use a certain amount of muscle to lift the clothes and also measure out the exact amount of liquid needed to clean all of the clothes. In one way or another, everybody has the seven intelligences but may have their on levels on how to use them.

School can be related to the reading by showing that everyone has their own methods of thinking and different intelligences. Students in a high school level, show their ability to learn when it comes to English. The school I went to had a basic, general, and advanced English class that was determined by their ability to read and write in a certain format. The intelligence used mostly in this area would be the linguistic intelligence.

When I first began to read the article "The Foundations of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences", I questioned if this is going to be a determinant in if a person gets a job or not later in life. IQ or intelligence test measures ones ability to adapt to certain age groups of life and may be difficult from person to person. Within the IQ, there are seven intelligences that people can relate to or have a better understanding of the intelligence then others.