They awaken children's young, impressionable minds by reaching beyond the text and the blackboard, thus enhancing both retention and comprehension. In 1983 a prominent psychologist named Howard Gardner proposed the existence of at least seven basic intelligences, challenging the commonly held belief that intelligence can be objectively measured and reduced to a single number or IQ score. He sought to broaden the scope of human potential by proposing the idea that intelligence hinges upon one's capacity for solving problems and fashioning products in a context-rich and natural setting. Its philosophy represents an attitude toward learning in which fundamental principles are adapted to suit a variety of educational settings. Gardner's theory is not a rigid program of fixed techniques and strategies.
Intelligence occurs in different parts of the brain.
We understand, learn about, and know our world through a variety of sources and means. Although the actual existence of each intelligence is universal, certain skills are more highly developed in some cultures and within some distinct groups that are part of a given culture. By the time children start school, they usually have established ways of learning that resemble some intelligences more than others. The components of the multiple intelligences are as follows. Although they are identified individually here, they rarely function exclusively of each other.