Different people excel at different things — this is a statement that very few would disagree with. Howard Gardner, a development psychologist and professor at Harvard, explored this idea in regards to intelligence with his theory Multiple Intelligences (MI). He identified nine different types of intelligence: His theory recognizes the different strengths of individuals, but how do you leverage these ideas into results as a teacher? Here are two of the benefits of MI theory that you can make use of in the classroom: Teaching students to adapt to their strengths in learning The MI theory is a vital one when it comes to equipping students with a better understanding of how they learn. In a typical classroom environment, a single learning style is usually encouraged — one that suits primarily learners with a high verbal-linguistic (reading and writing) intelligence. But by helping learners identify which type of intelligence suits them, they can adapt the content to their learning style to help them grasp the material, even if it’s taught in a different way. For example, learners with a high musical intelligence can put together a rhyme to help them learn, or students with a high visual-spatial intelligence could create drawings of concepts to help.  This can also help students overcome learning difficulties with specific subjects that they may traditionally consider themselves weak at. By helping them overcome these hurdles, students may find themselves motivated and enthusiastic about subjects that they previously struggled with. Develop lessons that embrace each different type of intelligence As a teacher you can also improve your lessons by specifically designing your lessons to cater for the different types of intelligences. You can create a game, dance or song to engage students. You can also tap into existing examples of media that embrace this idea, such as the Animaniac’s Nations of the World to help ignite students’ interest. These are two of the ways Multiple Intelligence theory can be beneficial in the classroom. To explore more ways of teaching, take a look at our game Mindful KIDS. Mindful KIDS explores three key areas: Active and Corporal Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence and Linguistic Intelligence, and provides a number of fun activities that teach you to take advantage of mindfulness practices. What is the benefits of multiple intelligence to teachers?theory helps students learn better. Teachers understand how students are intelligent as well as how intelligent they are. Knowing which students have the potential for strong interpersonal intelligence, for example, will help create opportunities where the strength can be fostered in others.
Why is it important for teachers to know the multiple intelligences of the students?Each of us has a range of skills, strengths and weaknesses. Teaching our students about the multiple intelligences theory shows them they each have something important to offer in every class or situation, and that our differences can strengthen us as a whole.
Which one is a benefit of using multiple intelligences theory in the classroom?By applying the theory of multiple intelligences in the classroom, educators take into consideration the different types of learners they might have in their class, reinforce all types of intelligences in every student, and allow for an individual learning process that will ultimately enable each learner to utilise his ...
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