Preparing to Write about Multiple Intelligences Theory and Research
The process: In your groups designate a “researcher,” someone to find answers from on-line sources which you cannot answer already, and a “scribe,” (the fastest typist) to record your discussion. The scribe will save this document to his or her portable storage media, and then open it in MS Word to record group discussion. Everyone in the group will save your group notes to your own portable electronic media. (Note: Individually, you will be writing an essay about multiple intelligences theory and research, so make your discussion fruitful.)
What is meant by multiple intelligences?
Who developed the theory and began the research? Is the developer a reliable source of information on this topic? (Why or why not?)
What evidence have researchers turned up to support this hypothesis?
Why is the theory controversial?
What are the implications of multiple intelligences theory as regards the institution of education?
In what ways might it be useful for a person to know what his or her innate intelligences are?
Is there a way for you to determine what your own innate intelligences may be?
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