Lessons from Intelligence: Integrating psychometric, triarchic, and MI theories

As intelligence theory evolves, educators integrate new approaches with educational practice. In this review, the history of intelligence theory is probed. Implications of traditional psychometric theory, the triarchic theory of Robert Sternberg, and t:he multiple intelligences theory of Howard Gardner are cited. Utilizing the published literature and personal observation, the author concludes that future educators wi11 have the benefit of a broader viewpoint of the construct of intelligence than is presently the case