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2004 /EDUCATION NEXT19check the factsbyDANIEL T. WILLINGHAMF rames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences (Basic Books, 1983)Multiple Intelligences: The Theory into Practice (Basic Books, 1993)Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Intelligences for the21st Century (Basic Books, 1999)By Howard GardnerChecked by Daniel T. WillinghamWhat would you think ifyour child came homefrom school and reportedthat the language-arts lesson of theday included using twigs and leaves tospell words? The typical parent mightreact with curiosity tinged with sus-picion: Is working with twigs and leavessupposed to help my child learn tospell? Yes, according to Thomas Arm-strong, author ofMultiple Intelligences inthe Classroom,especially ifyour child ishigh in naturalist intelligence one ofeight distinct intelligences that Har-vard University scholar Howard Gard-ner claims to have identified.
hierarchical view of intelligence.Thus Gardner’s first clai m—that most psy-chometricians believe that intelligence is unitary—is inaccurate.
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