Estimates of Multiple Intelligences: A Study in Poland

Abstract

Abstract. Participants from Poland (N = 258) provided estimates of their own, their parents', and their grandparents' general and multiple intelligences. Males gave higher self-estimates than females on general, spatial, and musical intelligence. There was evidence of perceived generational differences in estimates of general intelligence, with participants rating themselves slightly higher than their parents, and their parents slightly higher than their grandparents. Regression analyses showed that the most consistent predictors of estimated general intelligence were verbal, mathematical, and intrapersonal intelligence. A comparison between Polish and British (N = 185) data revealed interesting cultural effects, primarily concerning father and mother estimates. Overall, the results were broadly in line with those of other studies, although several cultural differences are noted and discussed.

Sex differences in parents' estimations of their own and their children's intelligence

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Teaching technology: From knowing to feeling enhancing emotional and content acquisition performance through Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Theory in technology and design lessons

“…Since Gardner set out his theory, many studies have been focused on the estimation of the prevalent thinking style (Furnham, 2001;Furnham, Wytykowska & Petrides, 2005), but there exists a general consensus inside the scientific community on the adoption of different mechanisms for measuring the intelligence of the individuals, mainly by considering this measure as a way of enhancing one's own development rather than imposing certain limits to either personal and academic growth (Almeida, Prieto, Ferreira, Bermejo, Ferrando & Ferrandiz, 2010).…”

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“…But it is not surprising that difference in verbal intelligence has emerged as significant. Furnham (2001) refers to some masculine normativity in the estimations of intelligence represented by mathematical and spatial intelligence, and, to some extent, verbal intelligence, which jointly make up the essence of intelligence, and confirms its presence in another study (Furnham, Wytykowska, & Petrides, 2005). Likewise, Lynn (1999) defines intelligence based on his three programmatic lines: verbal, mathematical, and spatial.…”