Gardner Intelligence Paper

Gardner Intelligence Paper
Laneika Davis
PSY/300
June 20, 2011
Harmony Kwiker There are three different approaches that have attempted to define intelligence, the psychometric approach, the information-processing approach, and the theory of multiple intelligences (Kowalski & Westen, 2009). Howard Gardner developed a theory of multiple intelligences where he asks the question “how are you smart” verses “how smart are you.” In Gardner theory of multiple intelligences, he gives a list of eight different intelligences that he considers is what makes each individual intelligent. The eight different intelligences include linguistic, musical, logical-mathematical, naturalist, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, intrapersonal, and interpersonal.
It entails the ability to detect patterns, reason deductively and think logically. This intelligence is most often associated with scientific and mathematical thinking” (Smith, 2002, 2008). I love doing math and solving math problems. I love the challenge of new formulas. One class that I loved the most since I have been in college was physical science. It gave me the scientific investigating that I like to do with math operations that you had to plug in to figure out the scientific formulas. All of my friends talked about how I did not want this particular professor and I ended up with him. I ended loving his class and we got along very well. I think this has made me a very good problem solver in life. I am the person that all of my friends come to with problems and they all say that it seems as if I always know exactly what to say. I just think that I am a very logical thinker. I sometimes wonder why everyone else does not think the way I do. I am a logical thinker, but I am also a simple thinker. I can always seem to find the simple way of doing things verses going through many unnecessary
The theory distinguishes eight kinds of intelligence” (Kowalski & Westen, 2009). “ Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences theory has helped educators to reflect on their practice, and given them a basis to broaden their focus and to attend to what might assist people to live their lives well” (Smith, 2002, 2008). “It has helped a significant number of educators to question their work and to encourage them to look beyond the narrow confines of the dominant discourses of skilling, curriculum, and testing.” (Smith, 2002, 2008). The three intelligences linguistic, logical-mathematical, and interpersonal have given me the ability to express myself through being verbal and through writing. They have allowed me to have a better self understanding. They have also giving me high social skills which allows me to be outgoing and set apart from a group. I am a very good problem solving and I am able to use these skills in every aspects of my life. They have helped me the most to succeed at work. Where I work at I have use my problem solving skills a lot. My teacher this year even had me to help her teach the kids different math skill because some of them could get it how she said it and some needed to hear it how I would solve it. I am very outgoing sot I am used a lot at work to fill in gaps. I think these three intelligences make me who I am today. I think these