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Essential Learning Theories & Frameworks in IDT: Multiple Intelligences

Multiple Intelligences

Proposes that people have different kinds of intelligences.

Howard Gardner is the key figure behind this theory.

Multiple Intelligences: Resources

Abenti, H. F. (2020). How do I teach you? An examination of multiple intelligences and the impact on communication in the classroom. Language & Communication, 73, 29–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langcom.2020.04.001

Gardner, H. (2020). “Neuromyths”: A critical consideration. Mind, Brain and Education, 14(1), 2–4. https://doi.org/10.1111/mbe.12229

Gardner, H., & Moran, S. (2006). The science of multiple intelligences theory: A response to Lynn Waterhouse. Educational Psychologist, 41(4), 227–232. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15326985ep4104_2

Shearer, C. B. (2020). Multiple intelligences in gifted and talented education: Lessons learned from neuroscience after 35 years. Roeper Review, 42(1), 49–63. https://doi.org/10.1080/02783193.2019.1690079

Shearer, C. B., & Karanian, J. M. (2017). The neuroscience of intelligence: Empirical support for the theory of multiple intelligences? Trends in Neuroscience and Education, 6, 211–223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tine.2017.02.002

Waterhouse, L. (2023). Why multiple intelligences theory is a neuromyth. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1217288-. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1217288

Waterhouse, L. (2006). Multiple intelligences, the Mozart effect, and emotional intelligence: A critical review. Educational Psychologist, 41(4), 207–225. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15326985ep4104_1

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