Multiple Intelligences Theory

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Table of contents

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CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION1

Background of the Study1

Problem Statement1

Aims and Objectives of the Research2

Research Questions2

Significance of the Study3

CHAPTER 02: LITERATURE REVIEW4

CHAPTER 03: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY5

REFERENCES7

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

The multiple intelligences theory emphasizes a form of education based on enhancing each individual's unique set of intelligences. Gardner asserts the human potential for developing at least seven intelligences. Decades after its inauguration, there have been many enhancements and adaptations of Gardner's MI theory. People vary considerably in their respective profiles of intelligence (i.e., each has different blends of intellectual strengths), in addition to having different interests and educational goals. Therefore, a uniform approach where everyone is taught (and tested on) the same thing at the same time in the same way would make little sense in light of Gardner's work. Rather, his theory of multiple intelligences draws attention to an array of instructional strategies that are sensitive to the multiple ways in which children can learn (Armstrong, 2003).

Problem Statement

Teachers, individually and collectively, ground classroom practice in beliefs, assumptions, and understandings of the purposes of schools, the ways in which children learn, and their sense through study and practice of effective instructional strategies. In many instances, the theories that influence classroom practice are complex and comprehensive, such as Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences (MI). Howard Gardner (1990) portrays human intelligence through a Theory of Multiple Intelligences (MI) and argues that schools that incorporate practices based on an understanding of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences could achieve what many schools do not - maximizing the potential for student learning. Much attention has been given to the ways in which teachers implement classroom practice. This study aims to analyze the implications for school-wide educational practice when Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences influences classroom practice.

Aims and Objectives of the Research

The prime objective of this study is to describe the classroom practices in schools, in which the teachers are committed to incorporating the principles of the MI theory, under the above mentioned objective writer wants to accomplish the following objective.

•Analyze the impact of Intelligence theory on the structural, functional, operational and relational procedures and activities in the classroom.

•Analyze the impact of Intelligence theory on the curriculum and assessment strategies?

•Analyze the challenges or dilemmas that teachers face in incorporating MI Theory in the classroom.

Research Questions

The guiding research questions of this research study are defined below.

•How does MI Theory influence the structural, functional, operational and relational procedures and ...