多种智力论与素质教育

Multiple lntellignce and Education Based on Quality

哈佛大学心理学家霍华德·加德纳认为传统学习理论和教育实践活动对智力的理解太狭窄 ,他主张采用一种更宽泛、更重实际的智力观。他把智力分为七种类型。托马斯·阿姆斯特朗等把加德纳的理论运用到课堂教学 ,讨论了开发学生七种智力的各种方法。

When we talk about the transformation from the Chinese traditional education to the new, what we call,“education based on quality”, we need to know how and why, and Howard Gardner's theory of multi-intelligences gives a clue. Gardner feels intelligence is traditionally narrowly defined as the capacity to think and reason. He proposes a more comprehensive and functional formulation of intelligence, according to which intelligence is treated as at least seven abilities operating significantly in everyday life. His theory has been useful for changes in the philosophy of education and instructional techniques in the USA. Hopefully, it can also somehow benefit our Chinese educational reform.