Multiple intelligences and learning preferences.
I found it interesting how rhythmic and tonal patterns learning pathways can attribute to this intelligence. When I have my students study for DANB exam I sometimes sing and its amazing how they remember the facts.
I learned a great deal while reading about learning preferences and multiple intelligences I found myself and clearly recognized how important it is for students to be evaluated and that information shared with the instructor in an effort to support the various learning preference. I plan to recommend this as a practice at my place of employment.
Education and intelligence are not synnonymous. We have watched smart people doing dumb things. You need to have many skils with some being god given. Singers, dancers, firemen need diferetn types of skills. Many are from trining. Some are from natural talent or inner strengths like bravery. The smart man walks away from a fire. The brave one jumps in. The smart and brave trained ones save lives. It takes more than books, test and quizzes. But it does take education to refine talents and skills.
When students are taught with approaches and resources that complement their unique learnig preferences, their achievement is significantly increased.
Understanding the multiple intelligences idea i think is a great way to evaluate your delivery of the information in the classroom to students.
