REPORT ON SCHOOL BASED ACTIVITY: Multiple Intelligences
REPORT ON SCHOOL BASED ACTIVITY
INTRODUCTION
The school-based activity is coming under the paper EDU 12: Learner in the Educational Perspective. The aim of the activity is to equip the student teachers proficient in initiation, organization and management of student-centred programmes considering the demands of the group. Student teachers can conduct any activity/programme in connection with the theoretical transaction of Educational Psychology in classroom in order to help school students for meaningful learning.
The school-based activity was conducted in the form of a video presentation on the topic multiple Intelligences. The program was carried out during the face-to-face teaching practice which was done through the Google Meet.
NEED AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROGRAM
Multiple intelligences refer to a theory put forward by Howard Gardner (1983). The multiple intelligences range from the use of words, numbers, pictures and music, to the importance of social interactions, introspection, physical movement and being in tune with nature. Accordingly, an understanding of which type(s) of intelligence a student may possess can help teachers adjust learning styles, and suggest certain career paths for learners.
All intelligences are needed to live life well. Teachers, therefore, need to attend to all intelligences, not just the first two of verbal-linguistic or mathematical-logical intelligences, which have historically taken precedence. If a teacher is having difficulty reaching a student in the more traditional linguistic or logical ways of instruction, the theory of multiple intelligences suggests several other ways in which the material might be presented to facilitate effective learning.
The theory of multiple intelligences is so intriguing because it expands our horizon of available teaching and learning tools beyond the conventional linguistic and logical methods used in most schools (e.g. lecture, textbooks, writing assignments, formulas, etc.).
When educators are given the freedom to move away from the traditional, visually-based methods of teaching, they will have the opportunity to reach more students, more effectively. By teaching to the dominant learning intelligences, teachers will find students to be more productive, more receptive and more willing to engage in the learning process.
OBJECTIVES
1. To make students aware about the different types of
intelligences
2. To make students aware about the different types of
professions as per their intelligence
3. To enable students to improve the types of
intelligences other than their prominent intelligence.
4. To get an awareness about the different modalities
that can be used in a classroom to overcome the individual differences during
the teaching learning processes.
PROCEDURE
The programme was conducted during the teaching practice time. Due to the prevailing conditions, didn’t get a chance to directly conduct the school-based activity. So the activity was conducted in the form of a video presentation based on the Multiple Intelligences. The video was in the form of an e-content. Several slides describing about the 9 types intelligences, the famous personalities coming under each types of intelligences, the characteristics of people having that intelligence, the ways to improve each of the intelligences, the fields which are suitable for each of the intelligences etc are included.
After the presentation, conducted a discussion on the topic with the students. Cleared the doubts raised by some of the students.
Following are the images and screenshots of the school based activity on multiple intelligences:
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| Howard Gardener |
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| Multiple Intelligences proposed by Gardner |
CONCLUSION
We are able to know the world through language, logical mathematical analysis, spatial representation, musical thinking, the use of body to solve problems or to make things, natural enjoyment, awareness about the existence, an understanding of other individuals and an understanding of ourselves. In short, we need to effectively utilise all the nine types of intelligences. By teaching the dominant intelligences, teacher can find their students to be more receptive and more willing to engage in learning processes.
REFLECTION
Students got an idea about the different types of intelligences and they came to the conclusion that each among themselves are having different capabilities. Some are good in music, some are good in dance, some are good in maths, some are good in verbal capacities etc. As a prospective teacher, I got an idea that not a single method of teaching will fit for all. So, have to identify the types of intelligence of students and have to plan the teaching process accordingly.
REFERENCES
Gardner, H. (1983). Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. New York: Basic Books.
https://www.institute4learning.com/resources/articles/multiple-intelligences/
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