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Multiple Intelligences Developmental Assessment Scales – THE MIDAS History
I created The MIDAS in 1987 to help people to achieve their full intellectual potential and live satisfying and rewarding lives as valued members of their community. The MIDAS is a questionnaire that provides an in-depth understanding of the respondent’s abilities in the eight intelligences as described by Howard Gardner (Frames of Mind, 1983) – linguistic, logical-mathematical, visual-spatial, musical, kinesthetic, naturalist, interpersonal and intrapersonal. Since 1987 more than 750,000 profiles have been completed around the world. MIDAS Profiles are now provided by my colleagues in the Netherlands, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea. Check into this website for details.
Gardner provides extensive evidence for the idea that intelligence is more than ‘book smarts’ (an IQ score). This view opens up many new directions for teaching, learning, parenting, counseling and career planning. It is exciting to share the power of the multiple intelligences with students, teachers, principals, counselors and business leaders.
WATCH the YouTube MIDAS Introductory video filmed in the Netherlands at BCO.
This website can be your hub to learn about MI and find resources for The MIDAS Profile and for questions such as:
- What are the multiple intelligences?
- MI-inspired study strategies
- Career_and_Multiple_Intelligences
- Leadership and MI and management
- Multiple intelligences in business and HR
- Teaching with multiple intelligences
- Understanding the MIDAS Profile
- Becoming a Certified MIDAS Administrator
- Research into MI
- MI-inspired schools
- MIDAS researchers around the world
- MIDAS users / schools around the world
- MI links on the worldwide web
Timeline
Our History Since 1987
MIDAS assessment created
MIDAS was originally created and researched at Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital as a clinical interview to better understand the strengths and limitations of people recovering from brain trauma and physical impairments.
MI Research and Consulting, Inc. chartered
After extensive validity research and educational testing, MI Research and Consulting, Inc. was founded to provide MI profiles to people around the world.
MIDAS Professional Manual- revised and released
The MIDAS Professional Manual provides technical information about the development and validation studies of the assessment for multiple age groups.
MI Neuroscience Investigation initiated.
A decade long program to investigate the neural mechanisms underlying each of the multiple intelligences was initiated with the help of Jessica Karanian, PH.D. and the informal guidance of Drs. Howard Gardner and MIchael Posner.
Management Change
Assn. for Multiple Intelligences in the Netherlands assumes daily management and provision of MIDAS Profiles in both Dutch and English
https://www.stichtingami.nl/ – contact – mail@fritsschoeren.nl.