Friday, May 15, 2009

Please compare and contrast Gardners theory of multiple intelligences with Sternbergs triarchic theory of intelligence.

Sternberg and Gardner
both expanded the idea of intelligence from the traditional idea of an IQ that can be measured
in psychometric tests. According to Sternberg's triarchic model, there are three components of
intelligence, which are also overlapping. The first component, referred to as
"analytical," refers to the ability to use information to reason abstractly and is
similar to the idea of IQ. The second component, synthetic, refers to the ability of someone to
adapt to new situations and to generate creative ideas. This ability is not measured by
traditional psychometric tests but can be essential to problem solving. The third ability,
referred to as practical, involves molding one's environment and finding a good fit with one's
environment. This ability can be thought of as having "street smarts" and the ability
to use one's strengths to overcome one's weaknesses. Gardner believed that intelligence can be
taught and is not static in nature.

Like Sternberg, Gardner believed
that...

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