MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Howard Gardner

2012/2013

Psychology of behaviour at work

Harcubová MartinaHrušková NikolaKundeliusová Petra

CONTENT

1. Theory of multiple intelligences

2. MI

3. Practical application of the theory of multiple intelligences

4. Common Good Uses

5. 8 Different ways to learning

6. Sources

THEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Theory by Howard Gardner developed in late 1970's and early 1980's probably the best known theory of pluralistic intelligences

(Thorndike, Thurstone, Guilford, Stenberg…) criticism from both psychologists and educators

too broad his eight different "intelligences" represent talents, personality traits and

abilities a lack of empirical research

„An intelligence is the ability to solve problems, or to create products, that are valued within one or more cultural settings“

Gardner

MI

we are all born with the potential for these intelligences

development of this potential through whole life

independent on the age but depends on stimuli received

not just one type and level of intelligence no type of intelligence is intrinsically right or wrong identification of special knowledge

PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE THEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

A) IN THE WORKPLACE

managers, training staff, and human resource specialist indicates behavioural and working styles, strength (the possibility to develop

their weaknesses) in the job creation and staffing, career development and counseling

processes (testing, assessment)

more productive, more creative, and more human place

greater profitability for the company and staff satisfaction

PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE THEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

B) IN THE EDUCATION Lesson Design Student Projects Misuses

Educational implications of MI theory: Individuation - understanding of the intellectual profiles

of individual learners Pluralization - important ideas, topics, theories and skills

ought to be taught in more than one way -> activation of the multiple intelligences

COMMON GOOD USES (FROM GARDNER HIMSELF)

The cultivation of desired capabilities Approaching a concept, subject matter, discipline

in a variety of ways The personalization of education.

HELP TO• satisfy the educational needs of many

more students• understanding the different possibilities

of each students’ learning preference• stimulate a student’s learning in new

ways

8 DIFFERENT PATHWAYS TO LEARNING

words (linguistic intelligence) numbers or logic (logical-mathematical intelligence) pictures (spatial intelligence) music (musical intelligence) self-reflection (intrapersonal intelligence) a physical experience (bodily-kinesthetic intelligence) a social experience (interpersonal intelligence), and/or an experience in the natural world (naturalist

intelligence)

Try to Test your intelligence and find your strengths!

http://www.literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

SOURCES

Kerka, Sandra. 1999. Multiple Intelligences and Career Development, Trends and Issues Alert 8 [online] November 11, 2012 [Cited: http://www.calpro-online.org/eric/textonly/docgen.asp?tbl=tia&ID=130]

Gardner, Howard E. 1993. Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons in Theory and Practice. 1st edition. Basic books. ISBN: 978-0-465-04768-0

Joyce Martin.  2001. Profiting from Multiple Intelligences in the Workplace. Wales: Crown House Publishing Ltd.  [online] November 11, 2012 [Cited:http://www.inlpa.org/index.cfm?CFID=37067&CFTOKEN=85524501&a=10095]

Gardner, Howard. 2011. The theory of Multiple Intelligences: As Psychology, As Education, As Social Science. [online] November 11, 2012 [Cited: http://howardgardner01.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/473-madrid-oct-22-2011.pdf]

Gardner, Howard. Davis, Katie. Christodoulou, Joanna. Seider, Scott.. The theory of Multiple Intelligence  [online] November 11, 2012 [Cited: http://howardgardner01.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/443-davis-christodoulou-seider-mi-article.pdf]