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THE MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE THEORY ( HOWARD GADNER)

The idea of multiple intelligences is based on psychology and it was developed to document the fact that human beings are very different, how people learn, how represent things in their minds On this video Howard Gardner shows the important of changing ways of teaching at school.It is important to move from an individual and traditional way of learning in which students have to memorize a bunch of names, facts or definitions to a wider way of teaching in which student is considered as a different human being with differents way of learning. That is why the teachers .Students adopt an active role in the proccess and they must have the opportunity to ask questions, hands on activities, create things, experiment, otherwise the ideas or what the students have learnt will disappear soon. media type="youtube" key="l2QtSbP4FRg" height="315" width="420"

ARTICLE The theory of multiple intelligences was developed in 1983 by Dr. Howard Gardner, professor of education at Harvard University. It suggests that the traditional notion of intelligence, based on I.Q. testing, is far too limited. Instead, Dr. Gardner proposes eight different intelligences to account for a broader range of human potential in children and adults. These intelligences are:
 * **Linguistic intelligence**("word smart")
 * **Logical-mathematical intelligence**("number/reasoning smart")
 * **Spatial intelligence**("picture smart")
 * **Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence**("body smart")
 * **Musical intelligence**("music smart")
 * **Interpersonal intelligence**("people smart")
 * **Intrapersonal intelligence**("self smart")
 * **Naturalist intelligence** ("nature smart")

Dr. Gardner says that our schools and culture focus most of their attention on linguistic and logical-mathematical intelligence. He also adds that we should also place equal attention on individuals who show gifts in the other intelligences: the artists, architects, musicians, naturalists, designers, dancers, therapists, entrepreneurs, and others who enrich the world in which we live. Unfortunately, many children who have these gifts don’t receive much reinforcement for them in school. Many of these kids, in fact, end up being labeled "learning disabled," "ADD (attention deficit disorder," or simply underachievers, when their unique ways of thinking and learning aren’t addressed by a heavily linguistic or logical-mathematical classroom. The theory of multiple intelligences proposes a major transformation in the way our schools are run. It suggests that teachers be trained to present their lessons in a wide variety of ways using music, cooperative learning, art activities, role play, multimedia, field trips, inner reflection, and much more.