Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences is a psychological and educational theory espousing that seven kinds of "intelligence" exist in humans, each relating to a different sphere of human life and activity. Educators, the theory states, can reach all of their students only by adapting their teaching program to meet all the types of intelligence that their target audience possesses. Various books and educational materials are marketed premised on this concept.

Gardner bases his theory on (a) his interpretation of studies of people who have had brain damage, studying their relative ability or inability to learn, and (b) the belief that all humans are equally intelligent.

Gardner's Categories of Intelligence

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Thought

Verbal-linguistic

To do with words, spoken or written. People who specialise in this area are generally good at writing, oration and (to a lesser extent) learning from lectures. They also tend to have broad vocabularies and learn languages very easily.

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