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Tapping into Multiple Intelligences to Teach Information Literacy Skills
Sally Brewer (2005)
Abstract (Summary) One of the major questions that classroom teachers wrestle with is what strategy or method to use when teaching their students. One of the theories that library media specialists are finding to be effective as they teach information literacy skills is Howard Gardner 's theory of multiple intelligences. Brewer reviews Gardner 's work and the work of other researchers in this area. Full Text One of the major questions that classroom teachers wrestle with is what strategy or method to use when teaching their students. This is a question that plagues school library media specialists also. One of the theories that library media specialists are finding to be effective as they teach information literacy skills is Howard Gardner 's theory of multiple intelligences. This article will review Gardner 's work and the work of other researchers in this area. Examples will be given that illustrate how this theory can be put into practice in a library media center. Recommendations will be provided for using this theory in your library media center. Finally, a list of resources for further reading on this topic will be provided. Theory of Multiple Intelligences When Gardner (1983) first described his theory of multiple intelligences, he suggested that "there are at least seven ways that people have of perceiving and understanding the world." Gardner labels each of these ways a distinct” ‘intelligence '-a set of skills that allow individuals to find answers to the genuine problems they face." Because the theory states that all of the intelligences are needed to function productively in society, teachers need to think of all intelligences as equally important (Brualdi 1996). In his book Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century, Gardner (1999) expanded his definition of intelligence. Essentially, intelligence is the ability to solve
Tapping into Multiple Intelligences to Teach Information Literacy Skills
Sally Brewer (2005)
Abstract (Summary) One of the major questions that classroom teachers wrestle with is what strategy or method to use when teaching their students. One of the theories that library media specialists are finding to be effective as they teach information literacy skills is Howard Gardner 's theory of multiple intelligences. Brewer reviews Gardner 's work and the work of other researchers in this area. Full Text One of the major questions that classroom teachers wrestle with is what strategy or method to use when teaching their students. This is a question that plagues school library media specialists also. One of the theories that library media specialists are finding to be effective as they teach information literacy skills is Howard Gardner 's theory of multiple intelligences. This article will review Gardner 's work and the work of other researchers in this area. Examples will be given that illustrate how this theory can be put into practice in a library media center. Recommendations will be provided for using this theory in your library media center. Finally, a list of resources for further reading on this topic will be provided. Theory of Multiple Intelligences When Gardner (1983) first described his theory of multiple intelligences, he suggested that "there are at least seven ways that people have of perceiving and understanding the world." Gardner labels each of these ways a distinct” ‘intelligence '-a set of skills that allow individuals to find answers to the genuine problems they face." Because the theory states that all of the intelligences are needed to function productively in society, teachers need to think of all intelligences as equally important (Brualdi 1996). In his book Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century, Gardner (1999) expanded his definition of intelligence. Essentially, intelligence is the ability to solve
References: Publication title: School Library Media Activities Monthly. Baltimore: May2005. Vol. 21, Iss. 9; pg. 19, 3pgs Source type: Periodical ISSN: 08899371 ProQuest document ID: 824555531 Text Word Count 1534