Howard Gardner Theory of Intelligence and Teaching Methods

Individual Essay

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................3
Different intelligences outlines by the Howard Gardner theory of intelligence..........................3
Based on the above discussed theory what teaching method can teachers use to help students
learn.............................................................................................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................9

Introduction
Every student has different style of learning and this is according to their capabilities and
interest. For example, few of the students like to learn through theoretical knowledge where as
other group of students may avoid theoretical learning and they may prefer practical learning
more by performing experiments in the laboratories and at business field areas. Howard Gardner
theory of multiple intelligence states that people are not born with all of the intelligence which
they have in their life. The following report covers the explanation of Howard Gardner’s theory
of Intelligence and based in this theory what kind of teaching method can teachers use to help
their students to enhance their learning attitude.
Main Body
Different intelligences outlines by the Howard Gardner theory of intelligence
According to this theory, Gardner states that people do not have just an intellectual
capacity but they need various kinds of intelligence within their life for getting successes in their
life. Few of the intelligences are musical, spatial-visual, interpersonal and many others. All
people are not of same kind, their habits, attitudes; learning capabilities are different from each
other. Hence, it is not possible that each student or individual will learn at a same speed with
similar learning style (Cavas and Cavas, 2020). Hence, Gardner introduced a theory known as
Howard Gardner theory of intelligence which states 8 different intelligences styles for an
individual which can be used by students to analyse which particular style they fit best and why.
The eight types of intelligence according to this theory are mentioned below-
Intelligence 1- Visual-Spatial Intelligence
Individuals who are having strong visual spatial intelligence are good to visualize the things
surround them. These kinds of individual are good with directions and they can easily learn
through maps, charts, videos and pictures. The main strength of the individual who are having
this intelligence is that they can easily provide visual and spatial judgement. The main
characteristics of people who are having this intelligence is that they like to read and write more
for their enjoyment, they are good at putting puzzles together and they can recognize patterns
easily (Dai, 2020). Architect, Artist and Engineering are some of the career choice for this kind
of students.