Urgent: Intelligence Theories. 2 Pages
Intelligence: Sternberg & Gardner
Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory
3 interacting factors
Includes “practical” intelligence
Supported by empirical research (strongest research evidence for theory of intellience)
The basic model: 3 components
AnalyticalAnalytical
PracticalPractical
SyntheticSynthetic
Most like traditional IQ
Sometimes called “creative”
Intelligence in relation to the context
Cultural link
Important ideas from Sternberg;s theory:
Intelligence is only partly influenced by genetics Intelligence is broad, includes much more than is measured by tests
We can “teach” students to be more intelligent—Teach them how to think.
Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
Refers to different ways intelligence is manifested (or different kinds of intelligence)
Each way or kind of intelligence is reflected in brain differences
Research shows people have strength or weaknesses in some of the intelligences
Some people have strengths in several or many of the intelligences
Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
Comparing Gardner & Sternberg
• Similarities – Both see intelligence as broad – Both say intelligence occurs in contexts
• Differences – Sternberg’s theory gets at what intelligence is – Gardner’s theory gets at how people use their intelligence in different ways
– Sternberg’s 3 components are a part of each of Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences.