Multiple Intelligence Theories: A Review

Abstract

Emotions of pride and self-worth are instilled in those who are branded as "intellectual." However, what is the difference between intelligent and intelligent? Even before Plato's time (428 BC), ideas, definitions, and philosophies have attempted to explain this phenomenon; nonetheless, the earliest explanations date back to the fact that humanity is inherently intelligent. As a first step in gaining a knowledge of intelligence, one might simply define it. The operational definition and the "actual" definition of intelligence are two of Sternberg (1986)'s main categories of definition of intelligence. Operational intelligence may be quantified in several ways. The best kind of intelligence enquires into the essence of the concept being discussed. There are many theories of intelligence, just as there are many definitions of intelligence. Theory after theory has come and gone, but some have persisted to be pondered and verified through time: from looking at how clever one is to how one may quantify one's smartness.