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Howard Gardner

Educational Psychology

American developmental psychologist based at Harvard, known for reshaping how education thinks about intelligence.

Facts
Birth Date
1943-07-11 1
Birth Year
1943 1
Birthplace
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. 1
Nationality / Culture
American 1
Defining Contribution
Proposed the theory of multiple intelligences in his 1983 book Frames of Mind, arguing human intelligence comprises at least eight relatively independent modalities rather than one general ability. 2
Notable Work
Theory of Multiple Intelligences 1
Connections

In Branch

Developmental Psychology, Branches of Psychology
Source Wikipedia: Howard Gardner
Educational Psychology, Branches of Psychology
Source Wikipedia: Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Theories and Concepts Developed

Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Theories and Concepts
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

United States

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Source Wikipedia: Howard GardnerLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Howard Earl Gardner (born July 11, 1943) is an American developmental psychologist and the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard University.
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1. Wikipedia: Howard Gardner
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: birth_place
    Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
  • Lead section
    Howard Earl Gardner (born July 11, 1943) is an American developmental psychologist and the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard University.
  • Introduction
    He is best known for his theory of multiple intelligences
  • In Branch: Developmental Psychology, Infobox: field
    Developmental psychology
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2. Wikipedia: Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Bibliography section, Frames of Mind
    Introduced in Howard Gardner's book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences (1983), this framework has gained popularity among educators
  • In Branch: Educational Psychology, Overview section, what the theory proposes
    human intelligence is not a single general ability but comprises various distinct modalities, such as linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, and spatial intelligences.
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