These are the results to the multiple intelligences test I took. I feel the results are fairly accurate and view myself as a linguistic learner.
As a student, educator and future learning manager I regard the theory behind multiple intelligences important. It is great to provide opportunities for students to excel with there area of smart. After all, it does make sense to enhance your strengths but also be aware of your weaknesses.
As an educator in a pre prep room, I like to provide a number of activities and learning opportunities in each 'intelligent' area for each child to experience. At such a young age, I feel it is highly beneficial to promote each area of intelligence so children can start to become aware of their strengths and weaknesses.
It is amazing to observe, even those these children have only been in the world for 4 or 5 years, they already have developed dominant smart areas. It is then the educators job to encourage children to engage in other areas and see there reaction.
Each of the multiple intelligence areas create opportunity for the use of ICT tools. The internet is an excellent resource to find games and activities to develop and enhance each area. For example as I am linguistic (word smart) the internet has a number of word games that I would enjoy.
During my first prac I completed for my university degree, the classroom I was placed in had a board which had the multiple intelligences displayed. When children had finished the given task and time permitted, they were allowed to go chose an activity for the box they were most interested in. This helped the teacher profile the sort of intelligences in the classroom and the students got their work completed as they wanted to complete a smart activity. It was managed well and was very effective in the classroom.
This could be incorporated in any classroom with the use of computers and printed worksheets, activities and games.
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