摘要：Intelligence is a trait that is commonly believed to be important to effective leadership. This study was conducted to identify multiple intelligence abilities and their relationships with personal factors of a group of Malaysian school leaders (n=287). It also examined the predictors of overall multiple intelligence. A psychological test - the Multiple Intelligences Test was used to collect data from the subjects. Results show that multiple intelligence abilities are inter-correlated significantly. However, 7.1% the correlation are below r = .60. Interpersonal and intrapersonal are the highest multiple intelligence abilities of the school leaders while naturalistic, bodily-kinesthetic and musical-rhythmic are at their lowest level. The results indicate that the more working experience gained by a school leader, the higher the level of interpersonal and intrapersonal abilities developed. The results of multiple regression analysis show that for the school leaders, interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence are the two best predictors of overall multiple intelligence. The findings of this study have important potential theoretical and practical implications for school leaders.
