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OUR MISSION

“Discover your royal road to learning, achievement and personal satisfaction.”

The Multiple Intelligences Developmental Assessment Scales (MIDAS®) provides a valid, reliable and useful method for obtaining a rich and descriptive understanding of a person’s intellectual disposition and creative life. The MIDAS™ was created by C. Branton Shearer in 1987 and Profiles are now available from providers in the Netherlands in English and Dutch (Assn. for Multiple Intelligences.    www.stichtingami.nl/) and Taiwan in Chinese (Psychological Publishing Company Ltd..   Eric Lin.   <psychoco@ms15.hinet.net>).

Our Mission

The twin goals of MI Research and Consulting (MIR) are to have The MIDAS assessment serve individuals to “bring out their best” and also to provide a database for the scientific investigation of multiple intelligences theory.

  • The MIDAS strives to be the world’s most sophisticated, thoroughly researched and useful assessment for the multiple intelligences.
  • MIR provides the necessary guidance, resources and material support to further scientific investigations into the theory of multiple intelligences and its practical applications in educational, corporate, assessment, psychological and counseling organizations.
  • MIR supports the efforts of educational institutions to implement The MIDAS in order to personalize instruction and curriculum so that all students will maximize achievement, personal satisfaction and intellectual and career development.
  • MIR supports the personal and professional development of teachers as the cornerstones of a quality education through the use of The MIDAS to expand teachers’ awareness of MI-inspired teaching practices and sensitivity to the unique intellectual profiles of all students

Core Values

SERVING THE INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALL PEOPLE AND THE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES THEORY

“IT’S NOT HOW SMART YOU ARE, BUT HOW YOU ARE SMART”

  • MI RESEARCH (MIR) supports the intellectual and personal growth of all children to achieve their potential by maximizing Intrapersonal understanding and parent awareness of each child’s intellectual uniqueness and strength-based educational and career planning.
  • MIR supports the efforts of businesses and organizations to implement The MIDAS and its interpretative materials to personalize selection, training and professional development of personnel so as to maximize motivation, performance, personal development and career advancement.
  • MIR sets standards for the high quality use of The MIDAS.
  • MIR provides training in MIDAS use and Certifies practitioners as being knowledgeable and experienced in appropriate administration, interpretation and action-planning techniques.
  • MIR organizes and supports student and professional research endeavors in the continuing process of investigating the scientific foundations of The MIDAS, its revisions and its effective implementation.
  • MIR organizes and supports efforts to disseminate knowledge, materials and resources concerning MIDAS development, use and the theory of multiple intelligences.
  • MIR provides guidance and support for the creation and validation of translations into various languages around the world of the assessment and appropriate interpretative materials.