Frames of mind
Subtitle: the theory of multiple intelligences
By: Howard Gardner
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 467
ISBN-13: 9780465024339
Subjects: Multiple intelligences
Description: First published in 1983 and now available with a new introduction by the author, Gardner's trailblazing book revolutionized the worlds of education and psychology by positing that rather than a single type of intelligence, we have several--most of which are neglected by standard testing and educational methods. --Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-451) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: 1: Background; title: The idea of multiple intelligences; title: Intelligence: earlier views; title: Biological foundations of intelligence; title: What is an intelligence?; title: 2: The theory; title: Linguistic intelligence; title: Musical intelligence; title: Logical-mathematical intelligence; title: Spatial intelligence; title: Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence; title: The personal intelligences; title: A critique of the theory of multiple intelligences; title: The socialization of human intelligences through symbols; title: 3: Implications and applications; title: The education of intelligences; title: The application of intelligences.