Here is a link to an interesting website about Renzulli. . Howard Gardner is well known for challenging us with this question. “Ask not how smart the child is, but how is the child smart?” His Multiple Intelligences research suggests that we possess at least eight intelligences (summarized below). According to Gardner, an individual is predisposed to developing each of the intelligences to different levels of competence. He defines giftedness as, “…an individual being exceptionally competent in one or more of the intelligences.” These intelligences are the product of the interaction between genetic predisposition and the environment or a combination of nature and nurture. For Gardner, intelligence is: the ability to create an effective product or offer a service that is valued in a culture; a set of skills that make it possible for a person to solve problems in life; the potential for finding or creating solutions for problems, which involves gathering new knowledge The table below lists and briefly describes Gardner's multiple intelligences. It also provides examples of relevant behaviors for each type of intelligence. By T.M. McDevitt and J.E. Ormrod at Type of Intelligence Examples of Relevant Behaviors Making persuasive arguments Linguistic Intelligence Writing poetry Identifying subtle nuances in word Ability to use language effectively meanings
Here is a link to an interesting website about Renzulli. . Howard Gardner is well known for challenging us with this question. “Ask not how smart the child is, but how is the child smart?” His Multiple Intelligences research suggests that we possess at least eight intelligences (summarized below). According to Gardner, an individual is predisposed to developing each of the intelligences to different levels of competence. He defines giftedness as, “…an individual being exceptionally competent in one or more of the intelligences.” These intelligences are the product of the interaction between genetic predisposition and the environment or a combination of nature and nurture. For Gardner, intelligence is: the ability to create an effective product or offer a service that is valued in a culture; a set of skills that make it possible for a person to solve problems in life; the potential for finding or creating solutions for problems, which involves gathering new knowledge The table below lists and briefly describes Gardner's multiple intelligences. It also provides examples of relevant behaviors for each type of intelligence. By T.M. McDevitt and J.E. Ormrod at Type of Intelligence Examples of Relevant Behaviors Linguistic Intelligence Ability to use language effectively Making persuasive arguments Writing poetry Identifying subtle nuances in word meanings
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