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Vol.
25 No. 3
May - June 2003
Applications
of Multiple Intelligences Theory to Chemistry Teaching and
Learning
Boo
Hong Kwen
Chemical Education
International,
Vol. 3, AN-6, October 2002
There
are two general views of intelligencea view of intelligence
as a trait, a more or less stable or "fixed" entity, or a
view of intelligence as a quality that grows. Gardners
theory of multiple intelligences is an example of the latter
view of intelligence. This multiple intelligences theory (MIT)
was developed "as a contribution of psychology and, most especially,
as a counterweight to the predominant notion of a single intelligence,
that is putatively measured adequately by a single short answer
instrument." MIT assumes that intelligence is not a single
fixed entity but is dynamic and multifaceted. It assumes each
intelligence can be cultivated. It also assumes that all students
have available, for stimulation, the entire array of human
intelligences. This paper discusses the issues, implications,
and applications of MIT in the context of chemistry teaching
and learning.
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