MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES PROFILES: STUDENTS VERSUS TEACHERS

Abstract

The educational popularity of multiple intelligence (MI) theory is related to the basic needs of teachers as they try to create teaching instruction that is both affective and effective. It is essential to promote understanding and appreciation among students and create classrooms, which help foster learners‘ self-esteem and self-motivation. The application of MI theory allows to meeting the needs of different types of learners. Teachers, who understand and use basics of MI theory, can apply human diversity for better teaching. The respondents in this study are students, who study English at Klaipėda University, and their teachers. The findings have been obtained from the online survey completed by the students and the teachers. It contains 56 statements on a 5-point Likert’s scale ranging from (1) to (5). Having completed the survey, respondents received online assessment of their intelligences.  The responses of both samples have been compared and processed by a means of the Software Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Pearson’s Correlation Coefficients rho demonstrate strong relationships between the profiles of both samples: their magnitudes are close to 1 and the Significance levels Sig p correspond to probabilities of either 99% or 95%. The obtained data can be extended beyond the researched samples despite their small size. KEY WORDS: multiple intelligences, profiles, assessment of learning strengths, overlapping of scores. DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/ 10.15181//atee.v1i0.1318