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by Clifford MorrisWelcome and thanks for the visit. The Journal of Human Intelligences (JOHI) is a non-refereed quarterly (Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall) electronic-only publication. JOHI publishes a wider range of writings associated with the overall nature of human intelligences, including book and chapter reviews, educational research, classical writings in the history of general intelligence, plus scholarly reports from the broad areas of developmental education and cognitive psychology. As the journal's publisher and editor, my overall goal is to attract viewpoints stemming from a diversity of theoretical and methodological perspectives. I am especially interested in encompassing informal viewpoints, research and scholarship relevant to understanding the numerous theories about our many intelligences across all age groups, cultural perspectives and educational settings. I recognize that a number of outlets for general intelligence, or "g", exists within most countries. However, there does not appear to be a medium specializing in the dissemination of reports from the overall perspectives of human intelligences. JOHI aims to provide such a medium.
From 1999 until 2003, I was the editor of The Multiple Intelligences (MI) News. I started JOHI in 2004. Here are its volumes and issues, thus far:
Spring 2004, Volume 1, Number 1
1. Multiple intelligences: Profiling the Dominant Intelligences of Grade Eight Students by Clifford Morris and Raymond LeBlanc This published PhD pilot study outlines how verbal protocols were used to compare the self-perceived intelligences of students to teacher nominations. To see the text, go here
2. Pictures of Our Minds by Clifford Morris. A review of Howard Gardner's 1999 book Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century. To see the text, go here
Summer 2004, Volume 1, Number 2
1. New and Emerging Theories of Intelligence You can't pick up a magazine today without seeing some type of an article regarding intelligence. To see the site, go here
2. The Uses of Intelligence Tests by Lewis M. Terman. Go here to see the text.
3. Coloring Outside the Lines: Applying Multiple Intelligences & Creativity in Learning by Rene Diaz-Lefebvre This book begins with the poignant story of Javier, a student with the capacity to learn, but does not perform well on tests. To see the book and video review, go here
Fall 2004, Volume 1, Number 3
1. Francis Galton's Classification of Men According to their Natural Gifts Excerpts from Galton Hereditary Genius (Macmillan, 2nd ed, 1892) Chapter 3. To see the rest, go here
2. J. McK. Cattell's V.-Mental Tests and Measurement Francis Galton (1865) Hereditary Talent and Character Originally published in Mind, 15, 373-381. To see the text, go here
3. Hereditary Talent and Character by Francis Galton (1865) Originally published in Macmillan's Magazine, 12, 157-166, 318-327. To see the text, go here
Winter 2004, Volume 1, Number 4
1. New Methods for the Diagnosis of the Intellectual Level of Subnormals by Alfred Binet This 1905 article was first published in L'Année Psychologique. To see the text, go here
2. Race, Intelligence and the Brain: The errors and Omissions of The Revised Edition of S. J. Gould's The Mismeasure of Man by Philippe Rushton This book review was first published in Personality & Individual Differences, Oct. 1996. To see the text, go here
Spring 2005, Volume 2, Number 1
1. The Limited Plasticity Of Human Intelligence by Arthur Jensen. This article was initially published in The Eugenics Bulletin, in the Fall of 1982. To see the text, go here
2. Mainstream Science on Intelligence A public statement first published in The Wall Street Journal on Dec. 13, 1994 was signed by 52 internationally known scholars. To see the text, go here
Summer 2005, Volume 2, Number 2
To see the text, go here1. The Personal Intelligences: Promoting Social & Emotional Learning by Launa Ellison.
2. The Use of Multiple Intelligences to Enhance Team Productivity by Anna Green, Aretha Hill, Earnest Friday & Shawnta Friday "Purpose - To provide practitioners and researchers with a framework for using individuals' multiple intelligences (MI) to enhance team productivity. Design/methodology/approach - This paper is a general review paper that examines how the theory of MI as espoused by Gardner may be used to enhance the productivity of teams. Based on its use in organizational training, it is suggested that MI theory can and should be applied in the context of organizational teams. This descriptive paper is divided into the following sections: literature reviews of team development, team building, MI, and the use of MI in organizational training; and the development of a framework for using MI to enhance team productivity. Findings - Provides information about how individual team members' varying degrees of the eight MI espoused by Gardner may be used to enhance their contributions to the team. Suggests that the enhanced contributions from team members will lead to enhanced team productivity, and ultimately, enhanced organizational productivity. Research limitations/implications - Empirical research is needed to test the MI and team productivity framework presented. Additionally, from a conceptual and empirical perspective, the relationship between team productivity and other contemporary dimensions of intelligence, such as cultural, emotional, and practical intelligences, need to be investigated. Practical implications - A very useful framework for managers to use as a tool to enhance the productivity of their teams by encouraging members to use their complementary intelligences to successfully accomplish team goals. Originality/value - No other paper offers managers a practical framework to encourage team members to use more than just their written and verbal intelligences to complete an assigned task.
Fall 2005, Volume 2, Number 3
1. Career Development & MIT by Clifford Morris This is a copy of a 1999 presentation that I gave at a National Consultation on Career Development (NATCON) Toronto Conference. An important aspect of career development is our ongoing need to know our strengths. A new dynamic model for identifying and profiling our intellectual strengths, the theme of this commentary, constitutes a major step in attempting to assess such competencies. To see the text, go here
2. Adding a Dimension to Career Counseling: Introducing MI theory and MI-enhanced activities to a career counseling course opened everyone's eyes to new possibilities by Jean Mantzaris. To see the text, go here
3. Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development by William Huitt. To see the text, go here
Winter, 2005, Volume 2, Number 4
1. Howard Gardner, Thomas Hatch & Bruce Torff: A third perspective: The Symbol Systems Approach to Intelligence. To see the text, go here
2. Different Windows into the Same Room Professionally Speaking, 54-55. A review of 4 MIT books. To see the text, go here
3. Howard Gardner, Multiple Intelligences and Education HEG's work & MIT has had a profound impact on thinking and practice in education. To read the rest, go here
Spring, 2006, Volume 3, Number 1
1. Doing a Doctorate in Educational Ethnography Edited by Geoffrey Walford. To see the text, go here
2. The multiple intelligences of Howard Gardner Gardner suggests that our intelligences are organized vertically, as a number of almost different domain specific cerebral faculties, rather than horizontally, as a set of general, or 'g' abilities. To see the text, go here
3. Intelligence by William Huitt "E. G. Boring, a well-known Harvard psychologist in the 1920's defined intelligence as whatever intelligence tests measure." To see the rest, go
hereSummer 2006, Volume 3, Number 2
To see my text, go here1. Being Smarter than Others by Clifford Morris A book review of Being Smart About Gifted Children: A Guidebook for Parents and Educators by Dona Matthews & Joanne Foster.
2. Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development by Clifford Morris. I first published this article in a 1999 issue of Phi Delta Kappa News, University of Ottawa Chapter 0195. To see the text, go here To see Vygotsky's image, go here
3. MI Smart! by Jane Carlson-Pickering To see her site, go here
Fall 2006, Volume 3, Number 3
1. The Mismeaure of Man Revised & Expanded Edition by Stephen Gould. To see my review, go here
2. Remembering the Father of Neuropsychology by Clifford Morris A book review of The Autobiography of Alexander Luria: A Dialogue with The Making of Mind by Michael Cole, Levitin, Karl, & Alexander Luria (Eds.). To see my review, go here
3. Brains, Minds and Intelligences by Clifford Morris A review of The Cambridge Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning by Keith Holyoak & Robert Morrison (Eds.). To see my review, go here
Winter 2006, Volume 3, Number 4
1. A Star is Made by Stephen J. Dubner & Steven D. Levitt. Go here to see the text
2. Hard Work Tops Talent if Talent Doesn't Work Hard by Clifford Morris A book review of The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance by K. Anders Ericsson, Neil Charness, Paul J. Feltovich and Robert R. Hoffman (Eds.) To see my review, go here
3. The Expert Mind by Philip Ross. To see the text, go here
Spring 2007, Volume 4, Number 1
1. Human Intelligence by Eyal Reingold, University of Toronto. To see the text, go here
2. A New Take on Human Intelligence by Lee Dye. Go here to see the text
3. Human Intelligences Data Base (still under construction) by Clifford J. F. Morris. The writings and theories of Howard Earl Gardner, Robert Jeffrey Sternberg and others have finally debunked the conventional belief housed within most of us, that is, the 'theory' (and I use that word loosely) that our brains and minds consist of a sole central processing unit. To see the beginning stages of my human intelligences data base, go here
Summer 2007, Volume 4, Number 2
1. Book Reviews: Over the past few years, I have reviewed various book. Click here to see them.
Fall 2007, Volume 4, Number 3
1. Wikipedia & Human Intelligence
"Intelligence is a property of mind that encompasses many related abilities, such as the capacities to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend ideas and language, and learn. There are several ways to define intelligence. In some cases intelligence may include traits such as creativity, personality, character, knowledge, or wisdom. However other psychologists prefer not to include these traits in the definition of intelligence."
2. Books On Human Intelligences and Intelligent Quotient (IQ)
The best single book mentioned here is Mackintosh, N. J. (1998) IQ and Human Intelligence because it includes a masterful review of the primary research literature and is very clear and accurate. Good for reading after Mackintosh (1998) is Sternberg (2000) Handbook of Intelligence, a collection of articles by many of the leading scholars of the field, which also includes a superb set of references to the primary literature.
3. The Limited Plasticity Of Human Intelligence by Arthur Jensen First published in Eugenics Bulletin, Fall 1982.
As societies become increasingly technological, the demand for superior intelligence begins to exceed the supply, and the demand for sheer physical labor begins to decline Increased leisure, early retirement, and a lengthened life-span all raise the premium on intelligence for the social and moral well-being of society.
4. Human Intelligence: Going Beyond IQ by Lourdes Salvador
5. Human Intelligence: Theories & Developmental Origins From the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
Winter 2007, Volume 4, Number 4
1. On October 25, 2007, James Dewey Watson retired as Chancellor of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Here are some links on his retirement
2. The waning of IQ by David Brooks From the Friday, September 14, 2007 issue of The New York Times, p. A25. To read the rest of his article, click on the above link.
3. It’s not how smart you are but how you are smart From the September 14, 2007 issue of The New York Times. Here, readers respond to David Brooks’s (immediately above) column, The Waning of I.Q. To read comments, click on the title.
4. Human Intelligence Determined By Volume And Location Of Gray Matter Tissue In Brain Science Daily (Jul. 20, 2004). To read the full article, click on the link
5. A New Take on Human Intelligence
6. Interactive Map on Human Intelligences This interactive map from Indiana University is a handy resource for all interested in the origins of thinking behind multiple intelligences
7. Intelligence and IQ by George Boeree, Shippensburg University. Click on the link to read his commentary
Spring 2008, Volume 5, Number 1
1. Jewish Genius by April 2007 Issue of Commentary. To read this commentary, go here. And to see an exchange of ideas, go here
2. The Inequality Taboo by Charles Murray. From the September 01, 2005 issue of Commentary (Volume 120, Number 2, pp. 13-22). To see the magazine version of this article, go here. And to see the fully annotated version of Murray's essay which includes extensive supplementary material not present in the magazine version, go here.
3. Intelligence: Knowns and Unknowns: A Report of a Task Force established by the Board of Scientific Affairs of the American Psychological Association, August 7, 1995. To see the report, go here
4. IQ since "The Bell Curve." by Chris Chabris From the August, 1998 issue, 106(2), of Commentary, pp. 33-40. To see the text, go here
5. Does IQ matter? by Chris Chabris, et al. From the 1998 issue of Commentary, 106(5), pp. 13-23. To see all comments, go here
Some of my favourite sayings:
- Do unto others as if you were the other
Good better best never let it rest till the good is better and the better best
I am on the road to success when I realize that failure is a mere detour
If I have a few minutes to spare I don't spend them with those who haven't
It is better to sleep on what I intend to do than to stay awake over what I have done
Music is one of our many intelligences
Plan ahead ... it wasn't raining when Noah built the ark
The more I know the less I know I know
The older I grow the more I recall how little I knew when I knew it all
The only way to have a friend is to be one
The secret of success in talk is to disagree without being disagreeable
To know ignorance is part of self-knowledge
When I have nothing to say I say nothing
Self-Efficacy Bandura's Self-Efficacy (Bandura's site) This most comprehensive site includes links to resources concerning self-efficacy, Albert Bandura, social cognitive theory, and related research.
Smarter Interpretative Schemata Throughout the following schemata, I postulate a successful learning model by showing diagonal line segments continuously intersecting a horizontal (x-axis) intellectual continuum and a vertical (y-axis) affective continuum. Societal success is depicted to rest in the upper right-hand corner whereby effective learning blends many intelligences with an internal locus-of-control and a high levels of self-efficacy. The (ongoing) flashing diagonal line segments symbolize Howard Earl Gardner's eight (8) intelligences. Terms located around the perimeter of the four (4) learning quadrants suggest polar opposite learning circumstances.
For a note about this schemata, the more interested reader is referred to http://www.igs.net/~cmorris/discussion_paper.html.
Smarter Interpretative Schemata Copyright © 1992, 2008 by Clifford J. F. Morris