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Multiple Intelligences Action Research

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American schools have traditionally favored those students who excel in the linguistic and analytical arenas because these skills are highly valued in our culture. Unfortunately, this traditional approach leaves certain students behind to stumble blindly through an educational system that ignores their unique abilities. This action research study seeks to show that instructional activities that incorporate the multiple intelligences can improve students' attitudes toward learning and students' academic achievement in English class.

Multiple Intelligences in which Students Would Like to Improve

(Results of Statement Number 21 on Closing Survey)

N=135

Intelligence*	Number of Times Selected	7 students chose none of the intelligences. 5 students chose all of the intelligences. 4 students chose only the two traditional intelligences (verbal-linguistic and logical-mathematical). 2 students chose only logical-mathematical.
Logical- Mathematical	27
Verbal- Linguistic	22
Intrapersonal	20
Interpersonal	19
Bodily- Kinesthetic	17
Spatial	15
Musical	15

*Note: The naturalist intelligence was not included in the results for statement #21 because it was not defined for the students during the multiple intelligences lesson done at the beginning of the study.

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