An analysis of gardner's theory of multiple intelligence

Abstract

Gardner suggests that the human organism has seven distinct units of intellectual functioning. He labels these units intelligences, each with its own observable and measurable abilities. The Gardner hypothesis of intelligence is examined within the context of g, and Gardner's Ml Theory is compared to the work of cognitive style theorists. This report concludes that Ml theory did not discover new “intelligences”, but rather, put forth a reframing of what others have defined as cognitive styles.