news | May 07, 2026

What are the 8 intelligences of Gardner How do multiple intelligences influence teaching and learning?

Gardner currently identifies eight intelligences, all of which he considers “part of our birthright.” However, he adds that “no two people have exactly the same intelligences in the same combination.” The eight intelligences are linguistic, logical, musical, spatial, bodily kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal.

What are Howard Gardner’s 9 multiple intelligences?

In 1983 an American developmental psychologist Howard Gardener described 9 types of intelligence: