Intelligence is the ability to gain knowledge, apply knowledge, manipulate one's environment and think abstractly.
Howard Gardner:11 intelligences-linguistic verbal, logical mathematical, spatial visual, body kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalist.
Gardner also beliefs intelligences are influenced by biological predispositions and learning opportunities in one's culture. Educators must take into account the learners different needs.
Benjamin Bloom: learning as 3 domains, (1) cognitive domain, (2), affective domain, (3) psycho-motor domain. Within the cognitive domain there are six levels to acquire knowledge about a topic-(1) knowledge, (2), comprehension, (3), application, (4), Analysis, (5), Synthesis, (6), Evaluation.
Critical ingredient is changing instructional methods so students can master a skill.
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