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Multiple Intelligences


Gardner's Misunderstood Theory of Multiple Intelligences

    Learning Style Preference equals Content Delivery Mode (Neuromyth)

    One size does not fit all. And knowing this, teachers have differentiated their lesson materials to adapt. It fits with Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences: students have different ways of process information. Students will show strength in some categories, such as verbal-linguistic intelligence, while struggling in another, like visual-spatial.

    However, just because a student has a strength, or preference, with one category does not mean that instruction should be delivered in that mode. It's the content that drives what mode should be used.

IMPLICATIONS

    Happy Days! Teachers don't need to create a dozen different modes of instruction in order to achieve differentiation. 

 So, how do teachers determine what mode is best to deliver the content?



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