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Inspired by writings on creativity and by Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, I conducted a series of ten "exercises" -- each of them a guided visualization followed by an opportunity to produce -- with nine- and ten-year-old students. The visualizations, which were designed to encourage the students to explore some of the many ways our minds have of knowing and learning, began with a simple relaxation exercise and proceeded to more challenging exercises involving, for instance, kinesthetic learning, sensory awareness, the logical and linguistic mind versus the spatial mind, and intra- and interpersonal intelligence. Following each visualization the students discussed what they had experienced (transcripts of the visualizations and the discussions are included in the thesis). The students responded in visual terms as well: after each visualization, each student created a two- or three-dimensional piece of art from materials such as matboard, construction and origami paper, glue, felt-tip pens, pipe cleaners, and plastic-coated wire. These visual responses have been photographed, described, and scored according to the number of materials used, the number of colors used, and the dimensionality of the piece (photos, descriptions, and scores are included in the "Gallery". I found, surprisingly, that the visualizations in which the students were the most imaginatively engaged did not always produce the most interesting art, and that girls were much less likely than boys to create three-dimensional pieces, although girls tended to use more colors and occasionally used relief on otherwise two-dimensional pieces. / Master of Architecture

First published in 1983, the theory of multiple intelligences (Gardner, 1983) struck a chord with thousands of educators across the world, providing a philosophical and structural framework that helped them make sense of and cater for the vast range of individual difference they encountered daily in their classrooms. However, while MI theory has found a ready audience amongst early childhood and primary school educators, and has been associated with a wide range of positive outcomes across a variety of educational settings, it continues to have little impact on secondary school practice. The aim of this qualitative action research project was to establish a collaborative research group of four junior secondary school teachers, who were interested in exploring MI theory and its implications for learning and teaching. In documenting their experiences, the project aimed to find out whether an MI-based programme was feasible in a junior secondary school context, and to identify the difficulties and barriers that impeded the participating teachers' endeavours to implement MI in their classrooms. The following research questions provided the focus for the project: 1. Can an MI-based approach to teaching and learning be successfully implemented in a junior secondary school programme? 2. What are the issues that secondary school teachers face when implementing MI into their classroom programmes? 3. What are the best ways to address these issues? iii A multiple case study approach provided an effective means of illustrating the individual complexity of teachers' situations, as they interacted with their students, the curriculum, their colleagues and their school environment, and was also flexible enough to accommodate the open-ended and evolving nature of the investigation. The following outcomes for teachers as a result of the MI project were noted: (a) Increased awareness and understanding of student diversity. (b) Extended teaching practice and enhanced teacher creativity. (c) Improved planning framework. (d) Teachers' beliefs about learning and intelligence were affirmed and extended. (e) Teachers experienced improved confidence in their abilities as teachers. (f) The emergence of a cohesive student-centred curriculum. (g) Improved collegiality. As a result of the project, many barriers to implementing MI theory into junior secondary school classrooms were identified, under the following categories: (a) Barriers relating to teacher culture (b) Barriers relating to management requirements (c) Barriers relating to time (d) Barriers relating to personnel (e) Barriers relating to external pressures on the school The outcomes of this project confirm findings in the research literature, which suggest that MI theory can provide a valuable philosophical and structural iv framework that helps teachers develop a greater awareness of student diversity and enhanced teaching practice, as well as the understanding that a uniform approach to teaching and learning meets the needs of too few. However, a number of entrenched structural and cultural barriers characteristic of the secondary school context were also identified, which suggest that the adoption of MI-based teaching practices on a wider scale is unlikely without an in-depth school-wide professional development initiative.

no abstract available / Teacher Education / M.Ed. (Specialisation in Guidance and Counselling)

The purpose of this report was to investigate how people who order a soil analysis perceive the information about that process. According to the law the customers need to have information about the soil analysis if they order it. A new informational film about soil analysis was compared to the existing data to see how the customer perceives different types of information. Two groups took part in the survey, one group watched the informational film, and the second group only had access to the existing data. The results of the investigation show that the majority of the respondents in the second group think that there is too little information about soil analysis and that it is hard to find. The first group think that after watching the movie, they got all the necessary information about the soil analysis in an accessible way. However, most survey respondents want the information in text form. Those who saw the informational movie think they have a better understanding of how and why the soil analysis is done, compared to those who only had access to the existing information. Most survey respondents want to get information from the municipality / county government, but receive the most of it from consultant agencies.

Since the time of Pythagoras, philosophers, educators, and researchers have theorized that connections exist between music and mathematics. While there is little doubt that engaging in musical or mathematical activities stimulates brain activity at high levels and that increased student involvement fosters a greater learning environment, several questions remain to determine if musical stimulation actually improves mathematic performance. This study took a qualitative approach that allowed 24 high school students to express their direct experiences with music and mathematics, as well as their perceptions of how the two fields are related. Participants were divided into four equal groups based on school music participation and level of mathematic achievement, as determined by their performance on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). Students participated in a series of three interviews addressing their experiences in both music and mathematics, and took the Multiple Intelligences Developmental Assessment Scales (MIDAS). TAKS data and MIDAS information were triangulated with interview findings. Using a multiple intelligence lens, this study addressed the following questions: (a) How do students perceive themselves as musicians and mathematicians? (b) What experiences do students have in the fields of music and mathematics? (c) Where do students perceive themselves continuing in the fields of music and mathematics? and (d) How do students perceive the fields of music and mathematics relating to each other? Contrary to most existing literature, the students who perceived a connection between the two fields saw mathematics driving a deeper understanding of the musical element of rhythm. Not surprisingly, students with rich backgrounds in music and mathematics had a higher perception of the importance of those fields. Further, it became readily apparent that test data often played a minimal role in shaping student perceptions of themselves in the field of mathematics. Finally, it became apparent from listening to the experiences of high school students, there are many growth areas for schools in order to meet the needs of their students.

A Educação Baseada em Web vem crescendo substancialmente ao longo dos últimos anos; em decorrência desse fator, aumenta a diversidade de alunos que buscam através desse meio uma alternativa para sua formação, seja ela acadêmica ou profissional. Esses alunos possuem diferentes características pessoais, sócio-culturais e cognitivas, e desta maneira possuem preferências e necessidades variadas. Nesse contexto, os Sistemas Hipermídia Adaptativos oferecem um recurso para atender a esse público diverso, que tem um objetivo em comum, o ensino a distância por meio da Web. O modelo aqui proposto versa sobre um Sistema Hipermídia Adaptativo, cujos critérios para adaptação consistem na seleção de conteúdos apropriados ao estilo cognitivo do aluno, o que é identificado através da investigação das suas Inteligências Múltiplas. Para isso, foram propostas 10 personas-cognitivas, resultantes da combinação das inteligências mais desenvolvidas em cada um. Também foi realizado um estudo sobre a relação entre as Inteligências Múltiplas e a Semiótica e entre o conteúdo instrucional e a Semiótica. Desse estudo foi originada uma matriz, resumindo os resultados obtidos e que foi utilizada como alicerce para a seleção dos signos mais adequados a cada uma das personas. Utilizou-se como Modelo de Referência para Hipermídia Adaptativa o Modelo Munich, que foi adequado à proposta educacional e ao estudo dos signos. Foi então desenvolvido o modelo SHASIM, onde se contemplam os principais aspectos para concepção de um Sistema Hipermídia Adaptativo para o domínio educacional. / The Web Based Education have grown substantially along the last years; in consequence of this factor, it increases the student\'s diversity that seeks through this midia an alternative for their formation, being it academic or professional. These students possesses different personal, social-cultural and cognitive characteristics, and in this way, they possesses various preferences and needs. In that context, the Adaptative Hipermidia Sistems offers resources to assist that various public, that has one common objective, the distance teaching through the Web. The model here proposed is about a Adaptative Hipermidia System, whose criteria for adaptation consists of the appropriate contents selection for the student\'s cognitive style, that is identified through the investigation of their Multiple Intelligences. For that were proposed 10 cognitive-personas, resultants of the combination of the most developed intelligences in each one. Also, a study was accomplished about the relationship between the Multiple Intelligences and the Semiotics and also between the instructional content and the Semiotics. From this study was originated a matrice, summarizing the obtained results and it was used as a foundation for the selection of the most appropriate signs to each one of the personas. It was used as the Adaptative Hipermidia Reference Model the Munich Model, that was adapted to the education proposal and signs study. It was then developed the SHASIM model, where are contemplated the main aspects for conception of a Adaptative Hipermidia System for the education domain.

Durante muito tempo o cerne de muitos processos de ensino e aprendizagem têm sido o “aprender a aprender". As mudanças têm sido a característica mais estável ao longo dos tempos e é necessário adequar o processo de ensino e aprendizagem, para desenvolver profissionais melhores. O mercado atual provoca uma valorização de profissionais diferenciados, a aplicação de certas técnicas de gestão moderna exige competências específicas, e estas devem ser estimuladas no ambiente formal de aprendizagem (sala de aula). Nesse trabalho a incorporação da Teoria das Inteligências Múltiplas às estratégias de ensino aula: expositiva, seminário e projeto, dentro do curso de engenharia, tem como objetivo refletir sobre novas possibilidades de ensino que auxiliará o processo de aprendizagem e o desenvolvimento de características pessoais e técnicas necessárias ao profissional em formação. / For a long time the heartwood of the learning and teaching process has been “how people can learn how to learn". Nowadays, the changing process due to economy globalization a high competitive imposed by social changes leads to some adjustments on the learning and teaching process. The stock option available has to be fulfilled by professional with specific and nonconventional capabilities. The present paper deals with those aspects, concerning the engineering teaching process and the new exigencies of performance, and introduces the Multiples Intelligences Theory into the higher education. The Multiples Intelligences Theory is one of the available tools to revitalize the engineering teaching situation by been incorporated into the teaching methods: expositive class, seminars and project, on behalf of the learning process and to the development of personal and technical capability needed by the professional been formed.

A Educação Baseada em Web vem crescendo substancialmente ao longo dos últimos anos; em decorrência desse fator, aumenta a diversidade de alunos que buscam através desse meio uma alternativa para sua formação, seja ela acadêmica ou profissional. Esses alunos possuem diferentes características pessoais, sócio-culturais e cognitivas, e desta maneira possuem preferências e necessidades variadas. Nesse contexto, os Sistemas Hipermídia Adaptativos oferecem um recurso para atender a esse público diverso, que tem um objetivo em comum, o ensino a distância por meio da Web. O modelo aqui proposto versa sobre um Sistema Hipermídia Adaptativo, cujos critérios para adaptação consistem na seleção de conteúdos apropriados ao estilo cognitivo do aluno, o que é identificado através da investigação das suas Inteligências Múltiplas. Para isso, foram propostas 10 personas-cognitivas, resultantes da combinação das inteligências mais desenvolvidas em cada um. Também foi realizado um estudo sobre a relação entre as Inteligências Múltiplas e a Semiótica e entre o conteúdo instrucional e a Semiótica. Desse estudo foi originada uma matriz, resumindo os resultados obtidos e que foi utilizada como alicerce para a seleção dos signos mais adequados a cada uma das personas. Utilizou-se como Modelo de Referência para Hipermídia Adaptativa o Modelo Munich, que foi adequado à proposta educacional e ao estudo dos signos. Foi então desenvolvido o modelo SHASIM, onde se contemplam os principais aspectos para concepção de um Sistema Hipermídia Adaptativo para o domínio educacional. / The Web Based Education have grown substantially along the last years; in consequence of this factor, it increases the student\'s diversity that seeks through this midia an alternative for their formation, being it academic or professional. These students possesses different personal, social-cultural and cognitive characteristics, and in this way, they possesses various preferences and needs. In that context, the Adaptative Hipermidia Sistems offers resources to assist that various public, that has one common objective, the distance teaching through the Web. The model here proposed is about a Adaptative Hipermidia System, whose criteria for adaptation consists of the appropriate contents selection for the student\'s cognitive style, that is identified through the investigation of their Multiple Intelligences. For that were proposed 10 cognitive-personas, resultants of the combination of the most developed intelligences in each one. Also, a study was accomplished about the relationship between the Multiple Intelligences and the Semiotics and also between the instructional content and the Semiotics. From this study was originated a matrice, summarizing the obtained results and it was used as a foundation for the selection of the most appropriate signs to each one of the personas. It was used as the Adaptative Hipermidia Reference Model the Munich Model, that was adapted to the education proposal and signs study. It was then developed the SHASIM model, where are contemplated the main aspects for conception of a Adaptative Hipermidia System for the education domain.

Internal and personal strengths are associated with positive academic outcomes in the higher educational setting and are particularly relevant to the 21st century learner in the modern complex and global society. There is limited research addressing the connection between intrapersonal intelligence, resilience, and academic success. This information is important to better assist students in developing qualities that foster academic success and sustainability. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlations between intrapersonal intelligence, as measured by the Multiple Intelligences Development Assessment Scales (MIDAS); resilience, as measured by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC); and academic success, as measured by the Scale of Implicit Theory of Intelligence (SITI), grade point average (GPA), and grade level. Ninety-one undergraduate students recruited through an online research pool and flyers distributed on campus participated in the study. Participants were asked to complete 3 surveys and a demographic questionnaire. Constructivist and transformative learning theories were used to frame the study and address self-development in the learning process. Results of a multiple regression analysis revealed a significant correlation between intrapersonal intelligence and GPA (a component of academic success). This research study promotes positive social change by emphasizing the intrinsic strengthening and transformation of the learner for a sustainable education. To enhance academic outcomes, academic leaders could focus on developing curricula with objectives that support the increase of intrapersonal intelligence. Building awareness of the significance of intrapersonal intelligence and resilience is important for the development of a sustainable education and to equip students for the problem solving challenges of the 21st century.