multiple intelligences
Noun
Meaning
multiple intelligences pl (plural only)
Multiple intellectual abilities operating independently of one another in the same mind, according to a particular theory, as opposed to the more orthodox theory of general intellectual ability.
Examples
Anything that is worth teaching can be presented in many different ways. These multiple ways can make use of our multiple intelligences.
I need to add that my work on multiple intelligences received a huge boost in 1995 when Daniel Goleman published his book on emotional intelligence. I am often confused with Dan. Initially, though Dan and I are longtime friends, this confusion irritated me.
While I've worked on many topics and written many books, I have not abandoned my interest in multiple intelligences.
My mom was in education, and I remember reading in one of her books about multiple intelligences - this whole theory about how there are all these different ways you can be intelligent, like eight or 10 of them or something. And one of them is emotional.