Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 16 page discussion of Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. The author delineates the
Gardner's classifications and explores them in relation to what has been reported in the literature on the learning process. The author emphasizes that while individual's are often stronger in certain areas of intelligence than they are in others, Gardner does not see this as a limitation. Instead it is just a reflection of the diversity that is represented by the human race. Bibliography lists 22 sources.
Page Count:
16 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPintel2.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
the phenomena of intelligence can be broken into two broad explanations. The first explanation suggests one single factor determines intelligence while the second explanation contends that instead there is
a multitude of diverse factors which blend together to determine intelligence. The first explanation is categorized as a "general intelligence" path. The second explanation, the pluralist approach, is
advocated by such theorists as Howard Gardner. Howard Gardners "Frames of Mind: The Theories of Multiple Intelligences" (1983). Gardner (1983) proposes that not only are there varied
types of intelligences, different parts of the brain control different types of learning experiences. The generalist view intelligence as some sort
of innate capability, a capability which is determined by some particular factor which is present at birth. Under the generalist approach intelligence is regarded as a constant and will
not change regardless of a persons life experiences. This explanation could also be described as the biological perspective, a perspective which as its name would indicate, approaches behavior from
a genetic standpoint, contending that we are predisposed to a certain level of intelligence because of our genetic makeup. Gardners (1983) theory of multiple intelligences refutes that approach.
Gardner (1983) recognizes that memory and learning are inextricably paired in the behavioral patterns of animals, humans included. The way that we process information, however, can differ even by
individual and this variance forms the basis for Gardners theory of multiple intelligences. Gardner (1983) originally recognized visual/spatial, verbal/linguistic, logical/mathematical, bodily/kinesthetic,
musical/rhythmic, interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence (Shepard, Fasko, and Osborne, 1999). In an interview on National Public Radio in 1996 he noted yet another type of intelligence, naturalistic intelligence (National
...