- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Basic Books (31 Mar 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0465018211
- ISBN-13: 978-0465018215
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,220,786 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Howard Gardners brilliant conception of individual competence is changing the face of education today. In the ten years since the publication of his seminal Frames of Mind , thousands of educators, parents, and researchers have explored the practical implications of Multiple Intelligences (MI) theorythe powerful notion that there are separate human capacities, ranging from musical intelligence to the intelligence involved in understanding oneself. Multiple Intelligences: The Theory in Practice brings together previously published and original work by Gardner and his colleagues at Project Zero to provide a coherent picture of what we have learned about the educational applications of MI theory from projects in schools and formal research over the last decade.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Howard Gardners's exploration of multiple intelligences has the potential to transform our classrooms. It could change the futures of students who have been short-changed with the traditional and limited linguistic/logical view of intelligence. But first, readers have to get past Gardner's lofty presentation of the material. The science is certainly there but it feels like work reading what are some very basic messages. Plus, the fact that portions of this book are reprints of lectures makes for more than a little redundancy. Brilliant messages, Mr. gardner, but a little more interpersonal intelligence on the next book if you please!
1 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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I would like to quote you from this book in a book that I am writing on Accelerated Learning. "I would like to introduce the concept of an individual centered school that takes this multifaceted view of intelligence seriously. In my view, the purpose of school should be to develop intelligences and to help people reach vocational and avocational goals that are appropriate to their spectrum of intelligence." Can I use this quote with your permission or if more is needed, who do I contact? Thanks, Lou Russell Please give this information to Carol Mason.
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43 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Depends on What You are Looking For
19 April 2001
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I came to Multiple Intelligences as a parent of two young children seeking to learn more about Howard Gardner's theory. Multiple Intelligences gave me all that and more, and I think that this book would probably be fabulous for people looking for more than I was. I found the beginning and ends of the book very helpful and informative, but the middle was a little too theoretical for my purposes. I kept thinking that it would be more appropriate for an education student or PTA president than a mere curious parent. That being said, the beginning does an excellent job of laying down the groundwork for what MI is and what all the different learning styles are. Gardner also has many interesting things to say about standardized testing, which is particularly timely given the current debate on the usefulness of the SAT. I think MI theory will help any parent striving to get a grip on their children's educational experience. MI theory has you look more at the whole child, rather than one or two particular skills, something I think we parents have known all along. It's just nice to see that this theory is given such weight.
44 of 49 people found the following review helpful
Excellence in the science of teaching but a bit redundant
8 April 1999
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Howard Gardners's exploration of multiple intelligences has the potential to transform our classrooms. It could change the futures of students who have been short-changed with the traditional and limited linguistic/logical view of intelligence. But first, readers have to get past Gardner's lofty presentation of the material. The science is certainly there but it feels like work reading what are some very basic messages. Plus, the fact that portions of this book are reprints of lectures makes for more than a little redundancy. Brilliant messages, Mr. gardner, but a little more interpersonal intelligence on the next book if you please!
27 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Not what I was looking for
12 Jun 2002
Format:Paperback
This book was not terrible, but was quite dry. It talked mainly about how teachers should approach teaching students with multiple intelligences. One thing I did like though, was that Gardner described his seven intelligences. This was more of what I was interested in. It gave me something to personally relate to. For teachers, this book would be excellent, but for an ordinary person, I wouldn't recommend it. It's wordy in the middle of the book, but the beginning catches your attention by describing the intelligences. They also give examples of the intelligences. The examples make it easier to understand and possibly relate to.
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