Multiple Intelligences is a revolutionary idea by Howard Gardner that challenges the long
cherished belief that there is one single all-purpose intelligence in human beings. Gardner
proposes as many as eight different intelligences which are independent of one another.
Exposing students about Multiple Intelligences Theory empowers them to become more responsible
for their own learning and accepting of others' differences.Such life lessons will do more to
ensure their future success than any amount of academics as they begin to understand that we
truly are smart in so many different ways.
Abraham Maslow, an American psychologist best known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs
culminating in self-actualization, wrote.
'A musician must make music,
An artist must paint,
A poet must write,
If he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.
Human beings must be what they can be."
MapMyIntelligences is essentially an aptitude assessment tool designed to implement the MI
Theory.After the test is taken, a report is generated that presents a profile of intelligences
to the test takers, thus helping them in the first purpose of education: to help discover our
uniqueness and get headed in the right direction.
