Over the past few decades, research in the field of learning has led to the discovery of the
Theory of Multiple Intelligences. In short, this theory states that each person has different
ways of learning and different intelligences they use in their daily lives.
While some can learn very well in a linguistically-based environment (reading and writing),
others are better taught through mathematical-logic based learning. Still others benefit most
from body-kinesthetic intelligence (learning by doing with the hands).
Each person possesses each intelligence to an extent, but there is always a primary, or more
dominant, intelligence.
The work on multiple intelligences began in the early 1980s with Howard Gardner, and the
research continues.