Gardner, Howard

Reports on the theory of multiple intelligences, looking at how it has evolved and been revised since its introduction in 1983; introduces the possibility of three new intelligences; offers guidance on the educational uses of the theory; and responds to critics of the theory.

Provides an overview of MI theory and examines its implications for assessment and teaching from preschool to college admissions.

Explores the development of the theory of multiple intelligences over the last decade.

Discusses the need for educational reform, focusing on the content of an education and how it should be presented, mastered, put to use, and passed along; and uses the three examples of the theory of evolution, the music of Mozart, and the Holocaust to explore the author's call for an educational system that pursues truth, beauty, and morality.

The originator of multiple intelligences theory defines a complete K-12 education as one that enhances the understanding of truth, beauty, and morality and suggests that it be taught through the theory of evolution, the music of Mozart, and the lessons of the Holocaust.

Author merges cognitive science with the educational agenda, showing how ill-suited our minds and natural patterns of learning are to current educational practices.

Reports on the theory of multiple intelligences, looking at how it has evolved and been revised since its introduction in 1983; introduces the possibility of three new intelligences; offers guidance on the educational uses of the theory; and responds to critics of the theory.