version of the events that took place. As the saying goes there is always three sides to the story. Howard Gardner developed a theory of multiple intelligences (7 originally). Unlike most other theories‚ Gardner does support his approach purely through statistical reanalysis of data‚ but also involves developmental‚ neurophysiologic‚ case study and educational evidence. According to Gardner‚ the intelligence consists of linguistic‚ logical-mathematic‚ spatial‚ musical‚ bodily-kinesthetic‚
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through a constructive‚ cognitive process. Since the 1950s‚ cognitive developmental researches agree on the now nearly universal consensus that intellectual skills are the by-products of self-governed activity in relation to the world (Bruner‚ 1990; Gardner‚ 1985). Considering this‚ it is difficult to understand that scientists rarely consider the role of the human being in his or her own intellectual development. The ongoing nature vs. nurture debate moves back and forth regularly from claims of inherited
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problems well or those who are really good in calculating and writing. Dr. Gardner‚ one of the best psychologists has demonstrated through his study that the statement above is unproven. He was the first who introduced the Multiple Intelligences theory to the society (Gardner‚ 1983). The concept of Gardner ’s theory partially comes from his experience in working with people who are not supported in physically‚ even mentally (Gardner). For example‚ he found some autistic children have an exceptional musical
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Zigler vs. Gardner Addie Todal Northcentral University February 05‚ 2013 Zigler vs. Gardner The late 1960’s seemed to be the end of one decade and the beginning of a new one; the country was heading into a new direction of politics‚ still fighting a war in Vietnam‚ and realizing our education system needs some new rebuilding. In 1969‚ a very famous singer Frank Sinatra released a song titled “My Way”‚ which was about the meaning of how a man’s existence leads him down a path of integrity
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howard gardner‚ multiple intelligences and education Howard Earl Gardner ’s (1943- ) work has been marked by a desire not to just describe the world but to help to create the conditions to change it. The scale of his contribution can be gauged from following comments in his introduction to the tenth anniversary edition of Howard Gardner ’s classic work Frames of Mind. The theory of multiple intelligences: In the heyday of the psychometric and behaviorist eras‚ it was generally believed that intelligence
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Intelligence testing can be used for many different reasons; such as job selection and identifying learning disabilities among children. Spearman and his general intelligences theory believed in the measuring of intelligence based on intelligences testing; whereas Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory focused on several intelligences which he believe could not be measured by a standard intelligence
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Chap. 9 Psychological Assessment: The use of specified procedures to evaluate abilities‚ behaviors and personal qualities‚ measurement of individual differences because the majority of assessments specify how an individual is different from or similar to other people on a given dimension Sir Francis Galton: Hereditary genius in 1869‚ Galton’s Ideas of Intelligence: Differences are quantifiable‚ Differences form a bell shaped curve or normal distribution‚ Intelligence(mental ability) can be measure
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that combine a number of abilities is a very important aspect in the generalization of intelligence in relation to human beings and other animals as well. Charles Spearman studied students’ grades in various subjects. The statistical method Spearman used compares variability across multiple tasks‚ and is called factor analysis. Spearman found that high-performing students tend to do well across all subjects‚ not just in the subjects that they’re especially strong in. A broad definition of intelligence
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through: JSTOR database [accessed 3 April 2011]. EYSENCK‚ H. J. 1995. Genius: the natural history of creativity‚ Cambridge; New York‚ Cambridge University Press. GARDNER‚ H. 1983. Frames of mind the theory of multiple intelligences‚ New York‚ Basic Books. GARDNER‚ H. 1993. Frames of mind: the theory of multiple intelligences‚ London‚ Fontana. GARDNER‚ H. 1999. Intelligence reframed: multiple intelligences for the 21st century‚ New York‚ Basic Books. GETZELS‚ J. W. & JACKSON‚ P. W. 1962. Creativity and
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insufficiencies of IQ measurements and traditional testing methods as evaluations of student intelligence and the grounds for planning programs and curricula suitable for all students (Moran‚ Kornhaber‚ & Gardner‚ 2007). MI theory is attractive to many because it offers “a more pluralistic cognitive universe” (Gardner‚ 1995b‚ p. 16). However‚ vigorous debate challenges MI theory‚ whilst the lack of clear instruction for its integration into pedagogy has led to misconceptions and unfaithful application of its
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