Knowra Howard Gardner Howard Gardner Howard Gardner is an American developmental psychologist who proposed that human abilities comprise multiple distinct intelligences rather than a single general intelligence.
Intelligence : The capacity to acquire knowledge, reason, solve problems, and adapt to changing conditions. Gardner challenged the idea that intelligence can be summarized by one general ability.
Theory of multiple intelligences : Howard Gardner’s theory that human intelligence consists of several relatively distinct capacities. This is the framework Gardner proposed and later revised.
Frames of Mind : Howard Gardner’s 1983 book introducing the theory of multiple intelligences. The book first presented the framework that made Gardner widely known.
Multiple intelligences in education : Educational approaches that use Gardner’s theory to recognize varied student abilities and ways of learning. The theory’s most visible impact has been on teaching and curriculum design.
Ellen Winner : An American psychologist whose research examines giftedness, artistic development, and exceptional abilities. Winner collaborated with Gardner on research into human potential and intelligence.
Developmental psychology : The scientific study of psychological change across the human lifespan. Gardner’s research examines how distinct capacities emerge and develop.
Linguistic intelligence : The capacity to use language effectively in speaking, writing, and understanding. Gardner identifies language as one distinct form of intelligence.
Project on Human Potential : A Harvard research project investigating human abilities and their development. Findings from this project contributed to Gardner’s formulation of multiple intelligences.
Learning styles : The claim that instruction should be matched to a learner’s preferred sensory or cognitive mode. Gardner’s theory is often conflated with learning styles, which makes the distinction consequential.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi : A Hungarian-American psychologist known for research on creativity and the concept of flow. Csikszentmihalyi worked with Gardner on research connecting cognition, creativity, and education.
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