Gardner Theories Guidebook Stew Bertke Howard Gardner was born on July 11th, 1943 in Scranton, PA. Gardner is a Developmental Psychologist and Research Professor. Gardner graduated from Harvard College in 1965 and graduated from Harvard University in 1971. Important years for Gardner’s famous Theory of Multiple Intelligences include 1983, 2003, 2009, and 2011. Theory of Multiple Intelligences • The Eight Intelligences in the Multiple Intelligences Theory (although Gardner emphasizes that eight is not a magic number and there is more to take into account): linguistic (verbal), musical, spatial, logical-mathematical, bodily-kinesthetic (movement), interpersonal (understanding others), intrapersonal (understanding self), and naturalist (observing and understanding natural and human-made patterns and systems). Source: Our class text Multiple Intelligences Theory in the Classroom • From https://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-research,“Providing students with multiple ways to access content improves learning (Hattie, 2011). • Providing students with multiple ways to demonstrate knowledge and skills increases engagement and learning, and provides teachers with more accurate understanding of students' knowledge and skills (Darling-Hammond, 2010). • Instruction should be informed as much as possible by detailed knowledge about students' specific strengths, needs, and areas for growth (Tomlinson, 2014).”This theory is trickier than other theories because there is no one-size fits all way to implement this theory into the classroom, this theory stresses playing to the different students diverse skill-sets.
