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Gardner's Multiple Intelligence

The theory of multiple intelligences suggests that individuals have eight types of intelligences that combine to form cognitive potential, rather than a single intelligence measured by IQ tests. Applying multiple intelligences in the classroom allows teachers to engage different learners and assess individual strengths, leading to more effective teaching strategies than those based solely on IQ.

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Gardner's Multiple Intelligence

The theory of multiple intelligences suggests that individuals have eight types of intelligences that combine to form cognitive potential, rather than a single intelligence measured by IQ tests. Applying multiple intelligences in the classroom allows teachers to engage different learners and assess individual strengths, leading to more effective teaching strategies than those based solely on IQ.

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Challenging the traditional concept of intelligence, the theory of multiple intelligences suggest

that each individual has eight different types of intelligences. These intelligences combine to
form any individual’s specific cognitive potential. IQ test was considered as the “golden
standard” for measuring intelligence; however, it does not fully capture all of the ways a child
can succeed. Just because a child has poor mathematical skills, for example, doesn’t mean that
they have impaired artistic or social skills.
Verbal-linguistic intelligence, “word smart”
Logical-mathematical intelligence, “maths smart”
Visual-spatial intelligence, “picture smart
Musical intelligence, “music smart”
Naturalistic intelligence, “nature smart”,
Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, “body smart”
Interpersonal intelligence, “people smart”
Intrapersonal intelligence, “self-smart”
Application in classroom
1. teacher must seek to assess their students’ individual differences and strengths which will
provide opportunities for authentic learning based on your students’ needs, interests, and
talents which will help students develop strong self-esteem.
2. By applying the theory of multiple intelligences in the classroom, teacher can take into
consideration the different types of learners they might have in their class, reinforce all types
of intelligences in every student, and allow for an individual learning process that will
ultimately enable each learner to utilise his or her specific abilities and demonstrate learning.
3. teacher should structure the presentation of material in such a way which engages most or
all of the intelligences. for example- while teaching about the Earth and its motion, teacher
can use role play, collaborative work, picture puzzles, etc which allows for a learning
experience that will not only allow different types of learners to learn but will enrich every
individual’s understanding of the topic.
4 One of the main reasons that Gardner’s learning styles can lead to more effective teaching
strategies than IQ-based strategies is because the approach is better at reaching children with
learning disabilities.
Conclusion- According to Gardner, students possess all nine intelligences. Gardner claims that
these differences challenge an educational system that assumes everyone can learn the same
subject matter in the same way and that a uniform measure can be used to test student learning.
using multiple intelligence in the classroom enables the learner to understand their personal
intelligence. They can use their more developed intelligences to understand a subject matter.

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