Howard Gardner Intellectual Dev Theorist Tutored by Erik

Howard Gardner: Intellectual Dev. Theorist Tutored by Erik Erickson during his time at Harvard University Went against premise that humans have a single, fixed intelligence Each person has varying amounts of multiple intelligences- unique profile for each person Seven, later nine different intelligences

Significance of Howard Gardner Profound influence on thinking and practice in education Teachers focus on various ways to present material Good foundation for supporting children’s different interests and tieing their preferred styles to learning

Cognitive Theorists

Intellectual Development Is. . . ● How people learn, what people learn, and how they express what they have learned through language ● Also called cognitive ● Babies have intrinsic (inside) want to learn and explore the world ● Babies use all of their senses- eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin) right after birth ○ See object, look at it, mouth it (reaction to environmental stimuli) ● Window of opportunity for sight = birth - 4/6 months of age ○ Difficulty seeing clearly far away 20/20 vision takes months

Intellectual Development Is. . . ● Reflexes diminish ● Brain wires (building connections) for motor skills at 2 -3 months ○ First attempts to grab objects ○ Develops understanding for space, weight and depth ■ Space in between interesting object and hand ● Develops sensory experiences (sight, sound, taste, touch, etc) to objects ○ Parents faces, dogs, trees, toys ● Infants memory of experience and “how to” are better when

Sensory Preferences Birth-3 month ● prefers patterns to solids https: //youtu. be/Kuh. RPp. YLOUs 3 -6 ● months: prefers red, blue to green and yellow ● Enjoys mirrors does not know own image until 1, likes small objects 6 -9 months ● Singing and tries to sing along ● Prefers toys with moving parts - dials and wheels 9 -12 months ● Less interest in faces ● Watches objects that break, roll, bounce with interest ● Likes hiding games-hide and seek