(1943 - )American psychologist.He was inspired by Jean Piaget to be trained in developmental psychology.-Cognitive and symbol using capacities: normal and gifted children.-Brain damage in adults.He developed and introduced: Multiple Intelligences (Frames of mind" 1983).Professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard University.

HOWARD GARDNER

WHAT IS HIS THEORY MAIN POINT?

Human beings have several different ways of learning and

processing information but these methods are relatively independent between them

WHAT IS INTELLIGENCE?

Intelligence is the ability to relate knowledge we have to solve a

situation.Intus (between)Legere (choose)

WHAT IS MULTIPLE

INTELLIGENCE?

There are eight different ways to demonstrate intellectual ability.Verbal-linguistic

Logical-mathematical

Visual-Spatial

Musical

Interpersonal

Intrapersonal

Nature

Kinesthetic

VERBAL LINGUISTIC

Ability to use words and language. Auditory skills.Listening, speaking, writing, story telling, analyzing language usage.

LOGICAL - MATHEMATICAL

Ability to use reason, logic and numbersThese learners ask lots of questions and like to do experiments.

VISUAL SPATIAL

Children are very sensitive to visual details observe, transform

and recreate.They like graphs, charts, color, codes, pictures posters, mind

maps, videos.

Skills: puzzles buildings, a good sense of direction, sketching, painting, interpreting visual images

MUSICAL

Ability to produce and apreciate music. They think in sounds, rhythms and patterns. They are very sensitive to environmental sounds (crickets, bells, etc).

Skills: singing, whistling, playing musical instruments, recognizing tonal patterns, composing music.

KINESTHETIC

Skills: dancing, physical co –ordination, sports, hands on experimentation, using body language, acting miming.

Ability to control body movement and handle objects skillfully

INTERPERSONAL

Ability to relate and understand others.

Try to understand how other people think and feel.They are great organizers.They use verbal and no verbal language.

Skills: dual perspective, listening, using empathy, cooperative with groups.

INTRAPERSONAL

Ability to self reflect.These learners try to

understand the inner-feeling, dreams, relationship.

OSkills: Recognizing their own strenghts and weaknessess, reflecting and analyzing.

NATURE

They love animals and are quite knowledgeable about them.Recognize and classify plants, minerals and animals.

They recognize cultural artifacts.

Skills: walk outside, like to work in the garden

WHAT IS CHALLENGING ABOUT HIS PROPOSAL?

Curricula in the school began to change. Interdisciplinary.Building children instead of repairing adults.Gifted children.Disability learning.

HOW COULD ENRICH MY SCHOOL PRACTICE

SURVEYS

• www.literacywork.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html

• www.mypersonality.info/basic-vs-pro/multiple-intelligences-test