Multiple
Intelligences (M.I) was a theory Howard Gardner developed in 1983.
This is a theory of intelligences were a good way to explain the
different ways that people learn. This theory explains how people
learn and others learn in different ways. Intelligence is the
ability to understand, learn and problem solve or creativity that
are valued within one or more cultural settings. Gardner found
that there are eight intelligences and could possibly be more.
Howard Gardner attended the University of Harvard, he was
originally going to study history. After he attended a year at
London school of economics. He started Harvards developmental
psychology doctoral program in 1966 and became part of the Project
Zero research team (a long-term study of human intellectual and
creative development). His interest in human cognition was
influenced by his tutor Erik Erikson. (Butler-Bowdon, 50 Psychology
Classics, November 16, 2006) Through his research, he found that
there are eight different intelligences or ways in which people
learn. Gardner is currently Hobbs professor of cognition, co-
director of Harvards Project Zero. He has received many honorary
awards and
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Intelligenceincludes the ability to verbalize and express our
thoughts in intelligible ways. We can do this by using words and
numbers, we can also visualize, and we can think in sound and
movement. Intelligence also can engage successfully with the
practical challenges of the living world. There are eight multiple
intelligences linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, bodily
kinesthetic, visual-spatial, interpersonal, intrapersonal and
naturalistic these explain the many ways people can learn. Learning
styles refer to personality characteristics that are evident in the
process of
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