Although the Dunns’ learning styles and Gardner’s multiple intelligences theories are two distinct areas of research, they do not oppose each other and can be used together to improve learning. The design of this tutorial is an attempt to integrate students’ learning styles and their unique blend of intelligences in the library research process. The goal is to encourage higher-order thinking so...

abstract the present study investigates the relationship between multiple intelligences and teaching styles of eng-lish as foreign language (efl) learners and teachers. the participants of the study included 106 efl teachers and 400 efl learners. teachers were invited to complete a multiple intelligences inventory for efl teachers, developed by christison (1998) and a thinking styles inventory ...

Although results from factor-analytic studies of the broad, second-stratum abilities of human intelligence have been fairly consistent for decades, the list of broad abilities is far from complete, much less understood. We propose criteria by which the list of broad abilities could be amended and envision alternatives for how our understanding of the hot intelligences (abilities involving emoti...

The study aims to identify the types of metacognitive awareness as well as Multiple Intelligences with Taiwanese EFLs (English as Foreign Language) at medical junior colleges. In addition, metacognitive awareness and multiple intelligences were investigated to discover whether or not both factors affect students’ English reading performance, specifically in reading comprehension. A total of 454...

Nowadays, a great challenge for the teaching work consists in finding the right resources to achieve significant learning in students. However, the fact that every student learns differently from others, leads us to find most appropriate routes to facilitate the learning process, considering that the knowledge of the abilities or multiple intelligences along with being conscious of the inner co...

What would you think if your child came home from school and reported that the language-arts lesson of the day included using twigs and leaves to spell words? The typical parent might react with curiosity tinged with suspicion: Is working with twigs and leaves supposed to help my child learn to spell? Yes, according to Thomas Armstrong, author of Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, especia...

There is no universally accepted de nition for intelligence among educators and psychologists. One (early) viewpoint regards intelligence as a unitary trait which can be measured by a single IQ test score (such as Binet & Simon, 1905; Terman, 1925). This view has now largely been replaced by the multiple-intelligence conceptions (such as Guilford, 1967; Renzulli, 1986; Gardner, 1983). We have c...

Kemampuan literasi matematis perlu dikuasai oleh setiap peserta didik dalam proses belajar matematika Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan instrumen evaluasi kemampuan berdasarkan perspektif Multiple Intelligences berbasis Etnomatematika pada budaya Jawa. Jenis penelitian adalah Research and Development (R&D) menurut Djemari Mardapi. Sampel 30 kelas VIII A SMP Negeri 35 Tebo Jambi d...