Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences gives a compartmentalized and specific description of the many intelligences a person can have. His theory suggests that we all have multiple intelligences but due to our genetic make-up and dispositions, some intelligences are more pronounced than others.
While this may give us a clear-cut way to categorise our children according to their strengths, I am skeptical about intelligences being so well-defined. Interests and motivation can be born of social and cultural environments, for example, a child can become musically inclined when born into a musical family. However, it is a useful template to refer to when you are designing a learning journey for a curriculum. For example, if you had a class who were more kinaesthetically inclined, you may make sure to include many games to teach mathematical concepts.
THe Multiple Intelligences also gives you a overview of the different human intelligences. Whilst planning the curriculum, the learning manager can use the multiple intelligences theory to ensure that all learning styles have been catered for in the delivery of the learning journey.
With the questionanire, children can discover their own learning styles and thus understand their learning process better- leading to enhanced meta-cognition. Students will be able to monitor their own thinking and be aware of how and what they are thinking as stated in productive habits of mind as self regulated thinking. (DOL Dimension 5). For example, a child who understands that they are more visual spatial smart will know now to configure all their newly learnt knowledge into a concept map.
While this may give us a clear-cut way to categorise our children according to their strengths, I am skeptical about intelligences being so well-defined. Interests and motivation can be born of social and cultural environments, for example, a child can become musically inclined when born into a musical family. However, it is a useful template to refer to when you are designing a learning journey for a curriculum. For example, if you had a class who were more kinaesthetically inclined, you may make sure to include many games to teach mathematical concepts.
THe Multiple Intelligences also gives you a overview of the different human intelligences. Whilst planning the curriculum, the learning manager can use the multiple intelligences theory to ensure that all learning styles have been catered for in the delivery of the learning journey.
With the questionanire, children can discover their own learning styles and thus understand their learning process better- leading to enhanced meta-cognition. Students will be able to monitor their own thinking and be aware of how and what they are thinking as stated in productive habits of mind as self regulated thinking. (DOL Dimension 5). For example, a child who understands that they are more visual spatial smart will know now to configure all their newly learnt knowledge into a concept map.
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