Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences: Every Student Can Learn, Just Not On The Same Day or in The Same Way
Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences: Every Student Can Learn, Just Not On The Same Day or in The Same Way
Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences: Every Student Can Learn, Just Not On The Same Day or in The Same Way
Every person has strengths and challenges in abilities. No two people are
the same. As a result, it is not fair to assume every student will learn best with
the same instructional strategy. Each student has unique multipleintelligences
and the different ways to learn. In other words, not every person learns best
from a single teaching approach. As a teacher, I must constantly be aware of
the learning styles of my students in order to incorporate instructional strategies
that will enhance their learning potential.
When teaching about chemical bonding and geometry, the students are
stimulated with visual and audio aids using diagrams and video. This helps
them to recognize the shapes of molecules. When they can imagine the
molecule, they can relate and understand the concept better. For those bodily-
kinesthetical students, they learn better when they touch and play with the real
models in class.
Another example is where i show a funny video that explain about chemical
bonding.
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Musical—Many students feel they have to be “in tune” with the subject. They
learn best when more to sounds listen. This type of learner can easily
understand patterns and relationships in the songs or rhythms. They enjoy
listening to music and sounds. As a teacher, I think using sound in classroom
can caught the students’ attention. I have a number of students who tell me that
they can read or study better while listening to music. Sometimes, I find ways
to introduce music into the classroom. For example, I use sodium chloride song
to explain about the chemical reaction between sodium and chlorine to form
sodium chloride salt. Sometimes when the students cannot recall certain
concepts, I sing the song to my students to help them recollect the information.
I also introduce some sounds when playing some animation that describe about
certain concepts.
NaCl song