Com base nas teorias apresentadas por Howard Gardner e Daniel Goleman relacionadas à inteligência humana, este estudo busca oferecer um subsídio prático, objetivo e operacional aos profissionais que têm contato com alunos do ensino médio, a fim de que possam, através da percepção que os alunos têm de si mesmos em atividades cotidianas, selecionar e conduzir os temas em suas aulas e atividades. Este subsídio é mais um agente facilitador de conhecimento das características individuais e de grupos, visando ao sucesso na aplicação dos temas e atividades propostas. Fundamentado nas teorias da Psicologia da Educação, este trabalho apresenta uma pesquisa realizada junto a um grupo de alunos do ensino médio de uma escola pública de São Paulo, no ano de 2000. O objetivo consistia em investigar as principais afinidades, tendências, competências e talentos mais desenvolvidos, relacionando esses resultados com as habilidades que porventura estivessem menos desenvolvidas e correlacionando-os com as características específicas que a escola em questão apresenta. Nessas relações, pôde-se constatar que determinados talentos deixam de ser priorizados pela escola e pelo próprio aluno devido à necessidade de direcionar seus estudos para os concursos vestibulares. Tais concursos, na maioria das vezes, exigem do aluno determinados conhecimentos para os quais nem sempre tem maior afinidade e satisfação em estar desenvolvendo. Os resultados apontam para um fortalecimento, aproveitamento e respeito às tendências e características individuais mais desenvolvidas em cada aluno, a fim de que este sinta prazer e motivação em estar atuando dentro dos vários campos de conhecimentos oferecidos pela escola. Com isso, o ensino se torna mais proveitoso e significativo para o aluno e para o professor. / Based on the theories presented by Howard Gardner and related to human intelligence Daniel Goleman , this study seeks to provide a practical , objective and operational allowance to professionals who have contact with high school students in order that they may , through the perception that students have of themselves in everyday activities , select and conduct issues in their classes and activities . This grant is another agent facilitator of knowledge of individual and group characteristics , aimed at successful implementation of the proposed activities and themes . Based on theories of Psychology of Education , this paper presents a survey of a group of high school students of a public school in São Paulo , in 2000 . The objective was to investigate the main affinities , trends , skills and talents more developed , relating these results with the skills that were perhaps less developed and correlating them with the specific features that the school in question presents . In these relationships , it could be seen that certain talents are no longer prioritized by the school and by the student due to the need to direct their studies to the vestibular contests . Such procedures, in most cases, require the student to certain knowledge which has not always higher affinity and satisfaction in being developed . The results point to a strengthening recovery and respect for individual characteristics and trends in more developed each student in order to feel this pleasure and motivation to be acting within the various fields of knowledge offered by the school . Thus , education becomes more useful and meaningful to the student and the teacher .

Abstract As college populations are becoming increasingly diverse, institutions must find ways to meet the needs of their nontraditional students. Nontraditional adult learners are self-directed, ready to learn, and are internally motivated to engage in problem-centered learning. The purpose of this study was to expand and refine an active learning seminar in a higher education setting to improve the quality of teaching, student engagement, and retention rates. The site of the study was a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in which adult students over 25 constituted 49% of the population. The faculty members at this site predominantly employed traditional instructional methods. Action research was used to explore 6 faculty members' perceptions of active learning approaches before and after they attended an active learning seminar. Before and after the seminar, observations of student engagement, using the Direct Observation Instructional Management (DOIM) checklist, were conducted. Interviews with the faculty members explored their perceptions and needs regarding use of active learning strategies. Interview data were analyzed thematically and pre and post themes were compared. On the DOIM, student engagement was observed to increase in 2 classes. Results, including strategies that increased engagement, were integrated into a seminar that can be implemented at the same HBCU. Social change implications are that faculty members may begin to use techniques that will more effectively engage adult learners, leading to greater retention of knowledge and a likely increase in the graduation rate of students.

Students with disabilities who participate in a fully inclusive educational program have failed to meet district or state goals for adequate yearly progress. This student population is explicitly recognized in state and federal accountability systems. The purpose for this study was to determine how certain factors affected the implementation of inclusive services at one school. This study investigated how teachers' attitudes and perceptions toward inclusion, level of education, exposure to people/students with disabilities, level of support, and knowledge of laws governing the education of students with disabilities affected inclusive classrooms. Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences was used as the theoretical framework to present information about multiple intelligences and differentiated strategies that assisted in the implementation of inclusive services. The sample included 40 teachers who were working in inclusive settings. Teacher Attitudes Toward Inclusion Scale, 1-on-1 interviews, and end-of course scores were used in this sequential explanatory mixed methods study. The quantitative data were analyzed with t tests and ANOVAs, and the qualitative data were analyzed through hand transcription and locating emerging themes. Data showed that teachers had a slightly negative attitude toward inclusion, and student test scores were affected as a result. There were 2 statistically significant differences in attitudes of special education compared to regular education teachers and an average level of knowledge compared to those having very good knowledge of special education laws. The project created based on these results was a series of workshops for school staff. These workshops on inclusive practices could close the achievement gap for this student population and increase teacher effectiveness.

The performance measures from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study revealed no measurable growth in the U.S. average reading scores of 4th graders for the period between 2011 and 2016. Therefore, the diverse learning needs of students need to be customized if the education system is to accomplish its goal to graduate well-informed individuals capable of sustaining a lifestyle conducive to a democratic society. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of differentiated instruction on 3rd graders' reading comprehension. The theoretical foundation for this teaching approach was Vygotsky's zone of proximal development. The research question focused on a comparison of differentiated and nondifferentiated instruction and the effects on 3rd graders' Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) reading comprehension scores. In this cross-sectional, quasi-experimental causal comparative study with N = 128 3rd-grade students, archival PARCC reading scores for the years 2015, 2016, and 2017 were analyzed with several 2-tailed independent sample t tests to determine the differences between the groups. The students in the experimental group (n = 64) received differentiated instruction, students in the non-experimental group received nondifferentiated instruction (n = 64). The duration of the intervention lasted for the entire school year. The statistical analysis results revealed that differentiated instruction significantly improved the students' PARCC reading scores in all 3 years. The intimation for positive social change is allowing stakeholders to provide opportunities to teachers to learn and apply differentiated instruction for their students, thus helping them to become proficient readers, which in turn might increase the human capital contributing to and competing in a global society.

University of Macau / Faculty of Education

University of Macau / Faculty of Education

University of Macau / Faculty of Education

University of Macau / Faculty of Education

The main purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness of multiple intelligences theory based instruction (MITBI) and traditional science instruction (TSI) on 9th grade students&amp / #8217 / understanding of chemical bonding concept and attitudes toward chemistry. In the study, 50 ninth grade students from two classes of Gen&ccedil / Osman high school in Ankara were used. 25 of the students were assigned as experimental group and the other 25 as control group. They were instructed by the same teacher. The study was conducted during May of 2005. The groups were selected from eight 9th grade classes of Gen&ccedil / Osman High School randomly. The students are at the ages between 14 and 16. The group which was assigned as experimental group was instructed by multiple intelligences theory based instruction (MITBI) whereas the other group was traditionally instructed. This experimental study took a period of three weeks. To determine the effectives of multiple intelligences based instruction over traditional science instruction, an achievement test about chemical bonding concept which consisted of 25 items were administered and an attitude scale toward chemistry developed by Geban et al., was applied. Science Process Skill Test was administered to investigate the relationship between the students&amp / #8217 / science process skills and their achievement. For the statistical analysis, t-test, and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) were used. The results showed that students who were instructed by multiple intelligences theory based instruction were achieved higher than the ones which were instructed by the traditional science instruction about chemical bonding concept. There was also a significant difference between the students instructed with Multiple Intelligences Theory Based Instruction (MITBI) and the students instructed with traditional science instruction (TSI) with respect to the attitudes of students toward chemistry. There was no significant difference between the attitudes and achievement of female students and that of male students. Students&amp / #8217 / science process skills had no greater contribution to their success.

With the newly designed curricula, the preparatory year of the Anatolian High Schools (AHS) was terminated while expanding its English program to four years. Within that context, utilizing semi-structured interview protocols this descriptive study aimed to bring an insight into the perceptions of parents, students, and teachers about the new AHS English program. Moreover, the perceptions of the participants on the materials provided by MONE and European Language Portfolio were also aimed to be revealed. Additionally, it was targeted to bring out what participants think about the applicability of the communicative language teaching, student-centered approach, and multiple intelligences, since they were stated in the foreign language curricula. While the population consisted of AHSs in Ankara, the sample of the study made up of 4 groups of parents, students, and teachers from 4 AHSs in Ankara. Each group consisted of 12 interviewees, which makes 36 participants in total. In selecting students and parents convenience sampling, and in selecting teachers purposive sampling was utilized. Analyzing the data collected using content analysis the findings revealed that parents, students, and teachers do not favor the current English language practice in AHSs where preparatory class is terminated. Additionally, the findings showed that in order to learn English, preparatory class is a necessity either after 5-year or after8-year elementary education. Results also showed that all groups perceive English positively and support teaching and learning of the language. As for the perceptions of the participants on the materials, they expressed how insufficient they are in terms of teaching the language and in terms of practicing the language teaching approaches stated in the curriculum. Moreover, it was found that most of the participants did not know about the European Language Portfolio. Lastly, according to the answers, the English language teaching approaches stressed in the curriculum were difficult to be practiced in classes.