> During many of my university courses, I have been lectured to use the > multi-intelligence test to see how your students comprehend. Is it something > teachers really use in the beginning of the school year and do you really > apply the different intelligences in each lesson? Also for the few students > that comprehend differently from the majority of the class, do you > individually modify for the student and does it affect the other students?
Which multiple intelligence test would that be? I have used MI inventories with my students to help them see that they have difference leanings in terms of the ways that they are smart, but I have not seen any test that predicts intelligence in the multiple areas. I am not sure I would trust such a test if I did see it. Musical, spatial, interpersonal and intra personal "tests" would be difficult to make valid in a written format. Inventories are surveys that help students to see their particular strengths, but have a built in biased as all is self-reported. I do not find that intelligence leanings are particularly helpful in reading comprehension, except to note that stylistically some people prefer kinesthetic verbs, while others like auditory or visual verb-choices. I have not found, for instance, that musical people read better with music playing or that spatial people need pictures in books. I believe Gardner would say that intelligences fall into domains where people may find they have special talents. Thus he has worked toward project-based learning rather than applying, say, musical intelligence as a key way to learn math. I would be curious to hear more about what you are learning about MI use in the classroom. :)Bonita _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
