The Multiple Intelligence Inventory is based on the original work by Howard Gardner in the 1980s. Since he began his work the idea of “multiple intelligences” has come to have a significant affect on the thinking of many researchers and educators. An additional "Intelligence" has been added to the inventory, courtesy of Gary Harms, which addresses styles and abilities associated with awareness of ones surroundings, physics, and an understanding of the “nature of things”.
The Multiple Intelligence Inventory can be used as a component in an instructional module on multiple intelligences, providing students with instant feedback, and the tools to explore how multiple intelligences vary from person to person.