Gardner's approach to cognitive assessment differs greatly than what is typically employed with

psychological testing. Rather than a paper and pencil or verbal assessment, Gardner observes the
product of the intelligence. He watches children's ability to maneuver in space, listens to them recall
a story, observes their musical ability, and times how quickly they put together a puzzle. Gardner
believes that the types of intelligence cannot be arranged in a hierarchy. I can relate this to my own
experience where I am person that does not have a certain construct learning or way of
understanding things