Document Type
Honors Project
First Advisor
Dr. Laura Desportes
Degree Award Date
Spring 2003
Keywords
effects, teaching, Howard Gardner, multiple intelligences theory, student self-esteem, Branton Shearer, Multiple Intelligence Developmental Assessment Scales, literature review
Disciplines
Child Psychology | Comparative Psychology | Developmental Psychology | Psychology
Abstract
Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences identifies eight basic types of intelligence for each individual. Branton Shearer's assessment of these types intelligences, called the Multiple Intelligence Developmental Assessment Scales (MIDAS), is a published identifier of an individual's strengths and weaknesses in each of the intelligences. This literature review examines the idea that children, when taught Gardner's theory and given a Multiple Intelligences assessment instrument such as the MIDAS, will thus further develop their intrapersonal intelligence, making them more self-aware of their strengths and weaknesses, leading them to increased self-esteem. The review examines eleven articles, which utilize both qualitative and quantitative research methods.
Recommended Citation
Ganey, Sarah Ross, "Teaching "How You Are Smart:" The effects of teaching multiple intelligences theory on student self-esteem" (2003). Honors Projects. 352.
https://digitalcommons.bridgewater.edu/honors_projects/352