Robert Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence

Sternberg described three different kinds of intelligence in his model: * Analytical Intelligence (Componential) * Creative Intelligence (Experiential) * Practical Intelligence (Contextual)

Applications of the Concept of Successful Intelligence: Triarchic Teaching
For Analytical Thinkers… * Analyze (a literary plot, a theory in the sciences, a mathematical problem) * Compare and Contrast (two characters in a novel, two systems of government, the styles of two artists) * Evaluate (a poem, a cultural custom, a strategy in tennis) * Explain (the use of grammar in a sentence, your interpretation of an historical event, the solution to a scientific problem)

Analytical Thinkers: “I like…” * Analyzing characters when I’m reading or listening to a story * Comparing and contrasting points of view * Criticizing my own and others’ work * Thinking clearly and analytically * Evaluating my and others’ points of view * Appealing to logic * Judging my and others’ behavior * Explaining difficult problems to others * Solving Logical problems * Making inferences and deriving conclusions * Sorting and classifying * Thinking about things

Outcomes of Teaching for Analytical Intelligence
Analytical instruction and assessment should enable students to: * Identify the existence of problems * Define the problems * Allocate resources for solving the problems * Mentally represent the problems * Formulate strategies for solving the problems * Monitor their strategies while problem solving * Evaluate their solutions after they are done

The Triarchic View of Intelligence
Analytical intelligence is evoked when we: * Analyze * Compare and Contrast * Evaluate * Explain