MULTIPLE

INTELLIGENCE

By: Howard Gardner

HOWARD
Howard Earl Gardner(born
July GARDNER
11, 1943) is an American
developmental psychologistand
the John H. and Elisabeth A.
Hobbs Professor of Cognition
and Education at the
Harvard Graduate School of Edu
cation
atHarvard University. He is
currently the Senior Director of
Harvard Project Zero, and since
1995, he has been the codirector of the Good Project.He
is best known for his The
Theory of Multiple
Intelligences(1983).

Gardner defines
intelligence as
an ability or set of
abilities that allows
a person to solve a
problem or fashion
a product that is
valued in one or
more cultures.

9 Distinct Forms of

1. VISUAL/SPATIAL
INTELLIGENCE
(PICTURE SMART)
- The ability to see
things in ones
mind in planning to
create a product or
solve a problem.

2.
VERBAL/LINGUISTI
C INTELLIGENCE
(WORD SMART)

-Learning through
the spoken and
written word.

3. MATHEMATICAL/
LOGICAL INTELLIGENCE
(NUMBER SMART/LOGIC
SMART)

-Learning through
reasoning and
problem solving.