Curriculum transaction and achievement of educational objectives at. Instructional guide niu center for innovative teaching. Instruction which is designed to help students develop their strengths can also trigger their confidence to develop areas in which they are not as strong. Multiple intelligence school curriculum a parents guide parents of course have every right to know and understand what the curriculum is of the school that their children attend. Our curriculum provides opportunities for children to develop their minds and abilities through different approaches, materials, and experiences. Multiple intelligences in the classroom is an excellent resource because it explains the different intelligences in practical language, and gives helpful lists of activities that would appeal to each intelligence. The approach used here is the practical application of multiple intelligence theory in evaluating a resource by students of k2 students. Big list of multiple intelligence activities for the. We read and process spatial information with our eyes, but reading and processing require different types of intelligence. Howard gardner, multiple intelligences and education. Attitudes toward a multiple intelligences curriculum article pdf available in the journal of educational research 912. The theory of multiple intelligences was developed in 1983 by dr. However, teachers need to be able to move beyond their strongest intelligence and incorporate several approaches in classrooms where students have varying abilities, interests, and aptitudes. The theory of multiple intelligences, where he suggested that all people have different kinds of intelligences.
Multiple intelligences and mathematics teaching john munro 1 curriculum, teaching and learning, university of melbourne, parkville, 3052 telephone number. Noting that restricting educational programs to focusing on a preponderance of linguistic and mathematical intelligences minimizes the importance of other forms of knowing, this book presents strategies for creating open systems of education utilizing the multiple. So this may be a good time to explain how any lesson planner can easily incorporate multiple intelligence strategies when planning and implementing a unit of study for children. While plants look the same from a distance, each grows in a different way and produces a different fruit temur, 2007, p. The curriculum at the howard gardner school is designed to prepare students for success in the university setting. Multiple intelligences in the classroom, 4th edition. You may implement the structures sequentially, using the variation approach at the beginning of the year, then add student choices, and. Multiple intelligences in the classroom, 4th edition alexandria, va. This helps in the process of differentiating instruction. Our faculty and curriculum designers have received awards from multiple organizations and been asked to present at a number of national conferences, including the north american association of environmental educators and naren. Helping curriculum planners take the multi intelligence theory into accounts while designing english language curricula. The theory of multiple intelligences was first proposed by gardner in 1983 in frames of mind as a direct challenge to the classical view of intelligence gardner et al.
Armstrong set out to give teachers a practical understanding of multiple intelligences. Like most teachers, youre probably familiar with howard gardners theory on multiple intelligences. It suggests that the traditional notion of intelligence, based on i. To find out the influence of multiple intelligence inclusion in school curriculum objectives assignments daily, displayed appropriate behavior for learning to understand the importance of multiple. When children exhibit challenging behavior in our classrooms, our teachers are prepared. This article will explore how the approach came about, its impact on childhood education, the key features of a multiple intelligences classroom, and how your child can benefit from it. Our curriculum is based on the principle that a person has more than one type of intelligence, following the multiple intelligence model of dr. Confuse multiple intelligences with learning styles. Application of howard gardners multiple intelligence theory. Association for supervision and curriculum development, 2018. Multiple intelligence tasks word smart vocabulary games magazine article speech audio tape comic books dramatic readings panel discussions games journaldiary writing poetry worksheet testquiz storytelling essay envelope mathlogic smart logic games clue, dominoes, card games brain teasers and lateral.
Developed a little over 10 years ago by howard gardner, professor of education at harvard university, the theory of multiple intelligences consistently amazes me with its ability to serve as a template in constructing strategies for student success. Multiple intelligences can open up many avenues that can be explored. Gardner proposes eight different intelligences to account for a broader range of human potential in. Implications of multiple intelligences theory in elt field. Additionally, multiple intelligences theory can help teachers see cognitive abilities in a way that better aligns with science than traditional intelligence tests. Multiple intelligences theory 20 linkedin slideshare. Yasin arafat 1lecturer, department of curriculum and instructional technology cit institute of education and research,university of dhaka. Our curriculum provides activities tailored to a variety of multiple intelligence pathways that can accommodate the ways that a child learns best. Gardner first outlined his theory in his 1983 book frames of mind. Multiple intelligences and curriculum implementation. Using gardners multiple intelligences verbal, logical, musical, bodily, interpersonal, and intrapersonal and fogartys 10 curriculum integration models fragmented, connected, nested, sequenced, shared, webbed, threaded, integrated, immersed, and networked, this book includes activities for building teams, exploring how to put power into themes, and ways to thread life skills through the.
Association of supervision and curriculum development, 2003. The theory of multiple intelligences howard gardner. In his studies of human capacity, howard gardner revealed a wider family of human intelligences than previously suggested. Instruction which is designed to help students develop their strengths can also trigger their confidence to develop areas in. Multiple intelligences theory, action research, and. Below are examples of three teaching structures that can be used to address the intelligences in your classroom. Even four and fiveyearolds display strengths and weaknesses within different types of intelligence that function independently. Using the multiple intelligences theory in a classroom. Amassing a wealth of evidence, gardner posits the existence of eight different. The multiple intelligences theory is based on research about how we learn as we encounter problems and seek solutions. I conducted research and wrote this work from november 2015 to july 2016. Artificial intelligence in education center for curriculum. Gardners definition of intelligence gardner defines intelligence as the biopsychological potential to process information that can be activated in a cultural setting to solve problems or create products that are of value in a culture.
What makes the multiple intelligences theory strong and useful in a classroom is the fact that it can be used for any subject and at any level. How to use gardners multiple intelligences theory to help. Educational benefits of applying multiple intelligences theory. Each student comes to a classroom as an individual who has developed a different type of intelligence. Howard gardner, professor of education at harvard university.
Discovering and encouraging your childs multiple intelligences, new york. Gardner prefers to describe cognitive ability as a set of eight intelligences. This research, using the multiple intelligences theory to compare student learning styles with classroom curriculum opportunities, has been written to fulfill the graduation requirements for an m. Learning activities that connect with multiple intelligences. Pdf this paper describes the qualitative results of a study that aimed to identify developments, trends and opportunities for innovation in. Introduction introduction to the research study each classroom in a school is an intelligence garden.
When im teaching, i often feel my students tune me out or seem to be. The multiple intelligence approach the multiple intelligences approach is one that is widelyadopted by preschools in singapore. This guide is a brief compilation of teachingrelated information from several sources, including instructional guidebooks from other institutions, journals, and contributions from master teachers and academic support units at northern illinois university. Oct 04, 2017 educational benefits of applying multiple intelligences theory. A committed eugeni cist, he sought to measure intelligence and hoped, through proper breed ing, to increase the overall intelligence of the population. Theory and application hope phillips columbus state university abstract howard gardners theory of multiple intelligences has challenged the historical view of intelligence as a fixed quantity since he first published frames of mind in 1983. Education curriculum in his classroom because it is district wide. During the following half century, many of the most gifted and influential. I also recognize that many of you use a curriculum that has been purchased that includes textbooks and worksheets. How human development research should inform educational practice 2006. Conceiving the development and cognition from a broader, more integrated and comprehensive perspective from the one considered at that time, gardner 1983 proposed the theory of multiple intelligences mi, whose definition of intelligence was reformulated in 1999, understanding it as psychobiological potential to process information that can be activated in a cultural. We have produced this document as a guide to the curriculum that our pupils at the centre will encounter. Adapting instruction to multiple intelligences scholastic. Howard gardners theory of multiple intelligences has been hailed by educators for decades and applied in hundreds of schools worldwide.
Multitudes of educational applications have been developed based on multiple intelligence theory. Artificial intelligence in education 2 at any given time for example deep learning, which is part of ai, is currently peaking. Experienced, dedicated teachers give individualized care and attention to each child. The multiple intelligence theory mi was developed by howard gardner.
Creating a multiple intelligences lesson plan mimi and. Exploring the challenges of application of multiple intelligences theory in teaching learning process at primary level in bangladesh 1umme mustari tithi, 2md. Efl teachers multiple intelligences and their classroom. Cute set of 9 posters based on howard gardners multiple intelligences. A popular misconception is that learning styles is a useful classroom application of multiple intelligences theory. Educational implications of the theory of multiple intelligences.
Finally, ceci 1990, 1996 has described multiple cognitive potentials that allow for knowledge to be acquired and relationships between concepts and ideas to be considered. Teaching and learning through multiple intelligences in the outcomesbased education classroom f. Helping curriculum planners take the multiintelligence theory into accounts while designing english. Alternatives in the classroom 1999, the multiple intelligences of reading and writing 2003, and the best schools. Technology only provides a tool in the teachers arsenal. Teaching and learning through multiple intelligences in. Each individual possesses a unique blend of all the intelligences. Gardners theory of multiple intelligences m1 caught the imagination of educators and since the mid1980s gardners theory has been applied in educational contexts. Familiarizing efl teachers with implications of the multi intelligence theory in the class. Multiple intelligences theory, action research, and teacher. Teachers tend to use teaching strategies that are aligned with their selfreported multiple intelligence. Gardners multiple intelligences theory can be used for curriculum development, planning instruction, selection of course activities, and related assessment strategies. This theory suggests that traditional psychometric views of intelligence are too limited. Multiple intelligence approach in the school curriculum.
Extrapolated from this interpretation are five principles that inform teaching and curriculum so that education can be strengthsbased and. Howard gardner has identified nine distinct intelligences. This process can help a great deal in overall development of a childsstudents personality. Gardners theory of multiple intelligences, however, is perhaps the best known of. According to gardner, students possess all nine intelligences. Multiple intelligences in the classroom erwin widiyatmoko. To respect the many differences between peoplethis is what howard gardner says is the purpose of learning about multiple intelligences.
The theory of multiple intelligences is a theory of intelligence that differentiates it into specific modalities, rather than seeing intelligence as dominated by a single general ability, often called a g factor. Teaching and learning through multiple intelligences in the. Pdf attitudes toward a multiple intelligences curriculum. Pdf multiple intelligences and curriculum implementation. Technology infused curriculum and timetested theories such as multiple intelligences expands students possibilities and enhances their strengths. Each student comes to a classroom as an individual who has developed a. Using the multiple intelligences theory to compare student.