Multiple Intelligences

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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) theory—the 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.
"Gardner has once again reframed the discourse of authentic educational transformation. If you are seeking insights into educational environmental redesign, this book is essential."—Stephanie Pace Marshall, Executive... Tovább

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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) theory—the 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.
"Gardner has once again reframed the discourse of authentic educational transformation. If you are seeking insights into educational environmental redesign, this book is essential."—Stephanie Pace Marshall, Executive Director, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy; President, Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development
"Multiple Intelligences is a powerful concept. In theory, but especially in its practice, it can be a compeUing idea for opening American education. This volume presents experiences and experiments that challenge both tired educators and reluctant learners."—Barbara Z. Presseisen, Research lor Better Schools
"Brilliantly connecting what must happen in the classroom to what must happen in education policy, this is important reading not just for teachers, but for school board members, legislators, and other policy makers." —Rexford G. Brown, Senior Fellow, Education Commission of the States; author of Schook of Thought
"Gardner remains the premier American scholar addressing educational reform." —Theodore R. Sizer, Chairman, Coalition of Essential Schools
Howard Gari:)NER is Co-Director of Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Adjunct Professor of Neurology at the Boston University School of Medicine. In 1981 he was awarded a MacArthur Prize Fellowship and in 1990 he received the University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education. He is the author of eleven books. Vissza