Howard Gardner introduced the theory of multiple intelligences in 1983, in his book Frames of Mind (Giles, Pitre, & Womack, 2003). This book has become the centerpiece for understanding and teaching human intelligence and different types of learning styles. During this discovery he found seven unique intelligences. A decade later Gardner discovered two additional intelligences which were published in Gardner's Intelligence Reframed. Gardner states that all intelligences can be measured by an IQ test. He defines intelligence as “the human ability to solve problems or create something that is valued in one or more cultures” (Checkley, 1997, p. 8). There are eight criteria that any intelligence must meet to be identified as intelligence and they are (Armstrong, 2009, p. 8): potential for isolation from brain damage; existence of sages, prodigies and other exceptional individuals; a major operation or set of identifiable operations; support from experimental psychological tasks; support from psychometric results; a distinctive evolutionary history with a definable set of “end-state” expert performance; evolutionary plausibility; susceptibility to coding in a symbol system. The first intelligence is called verbal-linguistic. This intelligence refers to the ability to understand oral or written words and the ability to manipulate them (Giles, Pitre, & Womack, 2003). Some great examples of this intelligence belong to poets, teachers, journalists and writers. The second intelligence that has been discovered is logical-mathematical intelligence. The ability to use numbers efficiently to collect and organize data refers to mathematical intelligence (Giles, Pitre, & Womack, 2003). Bankers, engineers, scientists and... middle of paper... to understand if they are satisfactory or require adaptability. Some great benefits of using intelligence in the classroom include the development of problem-solving skills that can be used in life situations and increased self-esteem (Giles, Pitre, & Womack, 2003). As you can see from Frames of Mind, Gardner states that all intelligence can be measured by IQ testing. He identifies eight specific criteria that any intelligence should have before being classified as an intelligence. After identifying all eight intelligences, he delves deeper and provides examples of each. He will later discuss that learning styles are similar to different types of intelligences. More research has been discovered on how students learn best through each intelligence. By discussing the different needs of each student this helps to identify educational implications.