Howard Gardner

Harvard Psychologist, Howard Gardner recommends that students recognize and understand their world in eight “distinct intelligence’s,” which are “a set of skills allowing individuals to find and resolve genuine problems they face.” (Miller, 2010) In a typical classroom, teachers…

Recent research have shown the opposite however so that there are different and completely independent types of intelligences. Among the pioneers of studies on different types of intelligence, Howard Gardner (1993) defined intelligence as “capacity to solve problems or match structures relative to cultural set.” His researches indicated that there are different types of intelligence that develop relatively independently so that any skills have specific…

Psychologists Howard Gardner and Robert Sternberg have similar theories of intelligence. Sternberg’s Triarchic theory of intelligence has 3 components to it. The first is Analytical or Componential intelligence. “Analytical Intelligence can also be referred to as being book smart. This form of intelligence is more in terms with the traditional definitions of IQ and academic achievement”(psychestudy.com). In this form of intelligence the more societal way of saying “nerdy” people fall in this…

Being responsible for the soon to be adults the worlds societies will be filled with, it is in the best interest of all teachers to ensure that we are teaching our students to be fully functioning, intelligent, self sufficient, productive, and profusely knowledgeable members of society. The philosophy that will encompass my future classrooms is one that not only adheres to the importance of academics but also to the importance of understanding how student 's learn so that the best practices,…

There are lots of learner characteristics that would affect my classroom management plan, as different groups of students, and individuals have different needs. I think that the most significant areas to look at when it comes to learners is how each student is very different when it comes to learning styles, and multiple intelligences (MI) and how I can plan based on these needs, as well as societal influences, and misbehaviours of students. It is important to take into consideration the…

Humanism is a psychological trend which rose in the fifties and sixties of the 20th century in American. Its main representative figures are Maslow (A.H. Maslow) and Rodgers (C.R.Rogers). Humanistic psychologists regarded students as “people” and emphasized the factors of human in the process of learning to respect people, the learners’ will, feelings, needs and values. Maslow stressed that research in the teaching process should pay attention to students’ cognition, emotion, motivation,…

Student Characteristics Depending on the class period that one observes, given that she teaches five class periods and one guided reading period, the students composing Mrs. D’s class can vary significantly. In this particular class period, she has 26 students of varying races and ethnicities, but all 11 to 12 years old. The class is composed of the following students: there are 14 male students (4 African Americans, 2 Asian Americans, 3 Hispanics, and 5 Whites) and 12 female students (3…

Key Assignment During my time in this class, I learn the development and learning process in children. I understand what type of impacts us, teachers can make in the classroom. It is not just the child’s parent teaching them about ways of life, it is also a teacher influencing their development. In addition, a teacher needs to plan for diversity, know the differences in children’s development, and have strategies for different learners. As a teacher, they are liable in students’ education and…

creativity is a crucial factor in the clarification and appreciation of individuals with a variety of neurological disabilities. Without a universally accepted definition, creativity in the lives of Sacks’ patients would be merely subjective. Howard Gardner, a renowned psychologist, proposes a possible definition for creativity in his book Creating Minds. He argues that creativity is an equal balance of “Individual Talent,”…

by Zehra Ozdilek. In the introduction of this article, he explains how students in a Turkish elementary school are having a difficult time understanding the concept of matter which was new in the curriculum that year. He then also explains how Howard Gardner believe that teachers needed to be aware that each child is different, thus they are all going to learn in a variety of ways. Ozdilek explains that a teacher who is going to use Gardner’s theory as a teaching strategy needs to understand…