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Multiple Intelligences Action Research
Summary, Conclusions, &
Recommendations
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.
by Michele R. Acosta
Recommendations
More research into the
effects of MI based instruction on students’
attitudes toward learning is in order. Perhaps a study taking place
over the course of an academic year and involving more students from a
variety of schools (e.g. urban, rural, mixture of socioeconomic status,
etc.) would provide a clearer picture of the effects of MI based
instruction on students’ attitudes toward learning and on academic
achievement.
In conclusion, MI
based instruction has the potential to eliminate (or
at least reduce) the number of American students who are currently
stumbling blindly through our systems of education. These students can
be provided with the opportunities that they need in order to succeed
in school while they are improving the verbal-linguistic and
logical-mathematical intelligences which they will require in order to
be successful in our society.
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