Howard Gardener's 8 Intelligences

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ASSIGNMENT 01

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Question 3

Discussion of Howard Gardner’s Eight Domains of Ability in His Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Howard Gardner is an American Developmental Psychologist who is best known for his theory of multiple intelligences. Rather than seeing intelligence as dominated by a single general ability, Gardner proposed that there are multiple abilities that are present in each person. He believed that even though all abilities are inherent in each individual, they are not all equally strong. Some learners are highly developed in some areas, moderately so in some and completely underdeveloped in others. The operation of the different abilities in different people is not only due to individual characteristics such as genetics but also due to environmental and cultural factors. The intelligences that Gardner distinguished are linguistic or verbal, logical-mathematic, spatial, musical, kinaesthetic, interpersonal and intrapersonal. He later added the eighth one being naturalistic. With the appropriate stimulation and support, each of these can be developed to a satisfactory level in each person even though different ones will remain stronger in different people.

Linguistic/Verbal Intelligence

Linguistic or otherwise known as verbal intelligence as defined by Gardner is the ability to speak or write well. In other words this form of intelligence indicates the ability to use words effectively, orally or in writing. Verbal intelligence includes the ability to manipulate the structure, meaning and practical use of language (Nieman and Monyai, 2006:86). Learners with this ability are good at using their words. They can use language to persuade people, communicate about issues and to remember things. They think in words and learn by seeing, hearing and speaking out loud. Learners who display a strong verbal intelligence are likely to be...