Intelligence Theories

Roger John CosgroveAET 500/Foundations of Adult Learning

April 18, 2016Dr. Deborah Hornsby

Intelligence Theories

Multiple Intelligences

Howard Gardner

Emotional Intelligence

Daniel Goleman

Triarchic or Practical Theory of

Intelligence

Robert Sternberg

Multiple Intelligences Theory

Spatial

Musical

Kinesthetic or Movement

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Principal Dancer

Interpersonal

(Merriam & Bierema, 2014)

Multiple Intelligences Theory

Intrapersonal

LinguisticNature

Orientation

Logical

(Merriam & Bierema, 2014)

The Challenge for an Educator

Culturally Mixed

EnvironmentDifferent Dominant

Intelligences

Different Learning

Styles

Strategies of Success for an Educator

Assess and Gain Knowledge of the

Culture of the Adult Learners

Teach with a World View Approach

Strategies of Success for an Educator

Introduce Culture through the Lesson and the Environment of the

Classroom

Triarchic or Practical Theory of Intelligence

Analytic Ability

Creative Ability

Practical Ability

(Ekinci, 2014, p. 627)

The Challenge for an Educator

How to Leverage the Creative and Practical

Knowledge of your Students

Strategies of Success for an Educator

Encourage Adult Learners to Use Their

Creativity and Practical Knowledge through assignments

and teamwork.

Emotional Intelligence Theory

Self-Awareness

Social Skill Relationship Management

Self-Regulation

Empathy

The Challenge for an Educator

Emotional response can be a sensitive topic because it connects

on an interpersonal, group, and cultural level and what one culture

may not deem significant emotionally, another culture may.

(Zeidner, Matthews, & Roberts, 2009)

Strategies of Success for an Educator

Ask questions, probe, and be sensitive about cultural

differences.

ConclusionAll three theories have important

roles to educators in the classroom so they understand the importance of solid advanced preparation for an

adult education environment. A multiplicity of cultures and norms,

learning styles, intelligences, differences in values, and

personalities can be an ideal environment for learning to thrive.

References American Ballet Theater. (2016). American Ballet

Theater. Retrieved from http://www.abt.org/dancers/detail.asp?Dancer_ID=56

Ekinci, B. (2014). The Relationships Among Sternberg's Triarchic Abilities, Gardner's Multiple Intelligences, and Academic Achievement. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.contentproxy.phoenix.edu/docview/1534013196?pq-origsite=summon&accountid=458.

Merriam, S. B., & Bierema, L. L. (2014). Adult Learning. Somerset, NJ: Jossey- Bass.

Zeidner, M., Matthews, G., & Roberts, R. D. (2009). What We Know about Emotional Intelligence. Cambridge, MA: MIT.