Finding different intelligences in students can be found a number of ways. Through observation, picking up on misbehaviors, and deciphering personal records, a teacher can get a sense of what kind of intelligences a student is likely to possess. By reading this chapter, I learned that through permission of the school, teachers can access students academic history. Looking for cues like what subjects students did succeed in, and which they did not, can give prior knowledge to their most developed multiple intelligences. Also, intelligences can be discovered through observations of students misbehaviors; for example, a child who will not sit still may be a kinesthetic learner. Misbehaviors will make themselves known no matter how interesting the subject matter is. If a teacher can shape students misbehaviors by incorporating that students multiple intelligences into a particular lesson, that would be an example of successful instruction, in my opinion.
I will use this knowledge of multiple intelligences in my classroom because being in tune with my students learning styles is essential for the achievement of my students. I could find myself asking my class what they like to do in their free time, because students answers can give insight to how they learn most affectively in a classroom. However, I may benefit from also following up with other teachers from different disciplines to see how that student is may be displaying preferred learning styles in their classroom. Parents of my students would also be an insightful resource to use, because they are a prime observer to their child’s multiple intelligences.
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