Abstract: This article attempts to provide a solution to teaching students with differences. Many teachers struggle with finding ways to reach individual learning styles and needs. One teaching method that can accommodate for this variety of learning styles is Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences. This article attempts to provide a brief overview of the eight multiple intelligences connected with Howard Gardner's theory. Each of the intelligences encompasses certain characteristics and these characteristics lend themselves to particular professions, discussed in the article. The article also suggests specific ways for educators to incorporate the intelligences into their daily lesson planning for practical use in the classroom. This, in turn, allows each child to learn in a way that is associated to his or her strengths, solving the age-old dilemma of how to meet the individual differences of individual students.

This article attempts to provide a solution to teaching students with differences. Many teachers struggle with finding ways to reach individual learning styles and needs. One teaching method that can accommodate for this variety of learning styles is Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences. This article attempts to provide a brief overview of the eight multiple intelligences connected with Howard Gardner's theory. Each of the intelligences encompasses certain characteristics and these characteristics lend themselves to particular professions, discussed in the 'article. The article also suggests specific ways for educators to incorporate the intelligences into their daily lesson planning for practical use in the classroom. This, in turn, allows each child to learn in a way that is associated to his or her strengths, solving the age-old dilemma of how to meet the individual differences of individual students.

In order to address the need for different teaching strategies, we must first realize there are different learning styles. Howard Gardner was aware of this when he developed his theory of multiple intelligences. According to Gardner, there are eight kinds of intelligences. Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences requires teachers to adjust their instructional strategies in order to meet students' individual needs. (This article only an abstract, to get the full text please see link below or contact admin web, use the contact form)

Source:  Education; Fall2003, Vol. 124 Issue 1, p115-119, 5p

Author: Nolen, Jennifer L.

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