Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom

A review on multiple intelligences

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7. MULTIPLE MULTIPLE
INTELLIGENCES IN INTELLIGENCES IN
THE CLASSROOMTHE CLASSROOM
Colegio Interamericano de Guatemala
Professional Development Program
Ernesto Mejía
October 24th 2007

8. Please move around the room and fill in the Please move around the room and fill in the
blanks with names of people. Set blanks with names of people. Set
appointments to talk about Multiple appointments to talk about Multiple
Intelligences.Intelligences.
Jason
Leo
Valerie
Ana
8:00 AM
11:00 AM
2:00 PM
5:00 PM

9. Now, find the people you have an Now, find the people you have an
appointment with, and ask the following appointment with, and ask the following
questions. Record the answers on the back of questions. Record the answers on the back of
the clock template.the clock template.
•8:00 AM
–How do you define intelligence?
•11:00 AM
–What were your favorite learning activities when
you were a student?
•2:00 PM
–What does the phrase “Multiple Intelligence” mean
to you?
•5:00 PM
–Do you usually modify classroom activities to
make them meaningful for several learning styles?
Could you provide an example?

10. During this workshop, you will… During this workshop, you will…
•Reflect on the impact of the multiple
intelligences (MI) theory in your
teaching practices.
•Discover how much your own learning
style affects your teaching style.
•Share your previous knowledge about
the Multiple Intelligences to design
learning activities.

11. What is the origin What is the origin
of the Multiple of the Multiple
Intelligences (MI) Intelligences (MI)
theory?theory?

12. •When the psychometric and
behaviorist ages reached their peak, it
was believed that intelligence was a
singular inherited entity, and that
human beings were born as blank
pages.
•Today, an increasing number of
researchers believe the opposite,
which is that there is a multitude of
intelligences, independent from each
other.

13. A new definition of intelligenceA new definition of intelligence
•As a result from research,
Howard Gardner conceptualized
intelligence as the ability to solve
problems or elaborate products
that are valuable in one or more
cultural contexts.

14. •When preparing the original research,
he found eight criteria or “signs” that
pointed to the existence of
intelligence.
•Among these, the following can be
highlighted:
–A list of “final achievement” stages,
–A distinctive development story,
–A set of evident operations,
–A set of symbols, and
–A psychometrical background.
New criteria to identify different New criteria to identify different
intelligencesintelligences

15. Which are the Which are the
multiple multiple
intelligences intelligences
originally included originally included
in this theory?in this theory?

16. Get together in small groups. Check the Get together in small groups. Check the
description of every intelligence in the description of every intelligence in the
complementary handout.complementary handout.
•Linguistic Intelligence
•Logical-Mathematical Intelligence
•Musical Intelligence
•Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence
•Visual-Spatial Intelligence
•Interpersonal Intelligence
•Intrapersonal Intelligence

17. What is the What is the
application of the application of the
MI theory in MI theory in
education?education?

18. •Even tough Gardner’s theory has not
been fully accepted in the academic
context, there has been a strong
positive response from several
hundreds of educators. It has also
been adopted by several education
theoreticians and public policy
designers.
•The application of this theory can be
observed in pre-primary, elementary,
and high school education, as well as
in vocational and adult education.

19. Reasons why educators have Reasons why educators have
responded positively to the responded positively to the
Multiple Intelligences theoryMultiple Intelligences theory
•It validates an educator’s daily experience,
•It fosters the development of new approaches
to satisfy the needs of every student,
•It provides a space for reflection on teaching
practice,
•It creates a framework to develop local and
flexible programs,
•It contributes to the practice of values.

20. There are two versions of the There are two versions of the
handout you were provided handout you were provided
with (A and B). with (A and B).
Find a person who has a Find a person who has a
different version than yours.different version than yours.
Help each other to complete Help each other to complete
the information in the blanks.the information in the blanks.

21. What is the relation What is the relation
between your between your
preferred learning preferred learning
style and your style and your
teaching style?teaching style?
Please read the comparison chart in your
handout.

22. Are there Are there
additional additional
intelligences?intelligences?

23. This theory has evolved since its This theory has evolved since its
original publishing in 1983original publishing in 1983
•Is there a naturalistic intelligence?
–(The decision to include it in the list was
almost unanimous among researchers)
•What about a moral, spiritual or
existential intelligence?
–(Intuition leads to their proposal, but there
is no evidence of their existence).

24. This theory has evolved since its This theory has evolved since its
original publishing in 1983original publishing in 1983
•How about a technological
intelligence?
•Or a business intelligence?
•Or a gender intelligence?

25. Is there any Is there any
objection or objection or
controversy controversy
around the MI around the MI
theory?theory?

26. There are three significant There are three significant
arguments against this theoryarguments against this theory
•How appropriate is the definition
criteria of an intelligence?
•How cohesive is the intelligence
concept stated by Gardner?
•Is there enough evidence to
support Gardner’s
conceptualization?

27. Now, we will design an activity Now, we will design an activity
to express conclusions about to express conclusions about
what we have learned today.what we have learned today.
Get together in small groups, according to the
intelligence you use the most. Find and follow
the directions on each work table.
We will present the product in some minutes.

28. During this workshop, you will… During this workshop, you will…
•Reflect on the impact of the multiple
intelligences (MI) theory in your
teaching practices.
•Discover how much your own learning
style affects your teaching style.
•Share your previous knowledge about
the Multiple Intelligences to design
learning activities.

29. MULTIPLE MULTIPLE
INTELLIGENCES IN INTELLIGENCES IN
THE CLASSROOMTHE CLASSROOM
Colegio Interamericano de Guatemala
Professional Development Program
Ernesto Mejía
October 24th 2007