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8 Multiple Intelligences Theory
Howard Gardner broke the barriers about learning styles with his Multiple Intelligence Theory. In his theory, he describes eight separate types of intelligence:
Multiple Intelligences Test - Use this test to help you assess which intelligence is dominant in your child.
Now that you are aware of your child's cognitive profile, keep it in mind when planning activities with your child. Looking for simple ideas to get started? Check out my academic sections.
A Short Biography taken from http://www.howardgardner.com
Mr. Gardner is the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Among numerous honors, Gardner received a MacArthur Prize Fellowship in 1981. In 1990, he was the first American to receive the University of Louisville's Grawemeyer Award in Education and in 2000 he received a Fellowship from the John S. Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. He has received honorary degrees from twenty-two colleges and universities, including institutions in Chile, Ireland, Israel, and Italy. In 2004 he was named an Honorary Professor at East China Normal University in Shanghai. In 2005 he was selected by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines as one of 100 most influential public intellectuals in the world. He has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the National Academy of Education, and most recently (2007) the London-based Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce. He serves on a number of boards, including the Spencer Foundation and New York's Museum of Modern Art.
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