The Effectiveness of Educational Intelligence Training Based on Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory on Emotional Intelligence and Creativity in Isfahan female Students

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of educational method of intelligence education based on Gardner multiple intelligence theory on emotional intelligence, creativity of female students. The research method was semi experimental with pretest design and control group. The statistical population consisted of all 5th and 6th grade students in Isfahan city in the academic year of 1391-97. The sampling method was multi-stage cluster sampling. Therefore, 30 students of a school were selected and assigned to experimental and control groups (each group was 15). The research data were collected using bar-on emotional intelligence and Abdi’s creativity and analyzed using single-variable and multivariate covariance analysis. The results of the study showed that the intelligence approach based on Gardner multiple intelligence theory improved emotional intelligence (interpersonal relationships, p