Gardner's MI theory stretches the word intelligence beyond its
IQ-based application and provides a broader spectrum of human
cognitive ability in educational psychology. This theory holds that
each one possesses eight intelligences at least and reaffirms
teachers' beliefs that every student is potential for development in
learning. To assist students to develop their learning potentials, MI
theory inspires teachers to adopt multiple teaching methods that adapt
to or broaden students' learning styles. In addition, unlike the
traditional assessments which focus on the evaluation of linguistic
and logical intelligences, MI theory inspires teachers to assess
students' abilities of using eight intelligences to solve problems in
real life situations. Therefore, such a theory may offer a guideline
in the development of curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment in the
ESL/EFL classroom
Relation:
Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Symposium on English Teaching=第十四屆中華民國英語文教學國際研討會論文集, 7p.
