Multiple intelligences in the classroom /
Thomas Armstrong.
- 2nd ed.
- Alexandria, VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2000.
- ix, 154 p. : ill ; 25 cm.
"ASCD stock no. 100041"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-144) and index.
The foundations of the theory of multiple intelligences -- MI and personal development -- Describing intelligences in students -- Teaching students about MI theory -- MI and curriculum development -- MI and teaching strategies -- MI and the classroom environment -- MI and classroom management -- The MI school -- MI and assessment -- MI and special education -- MI and cognitive skills -- Other applications of MI theory -- MI and existential intelligence.
Explains the theory of multiple intelligences developed by Howard Gardner in which he maps a broad range of human abilities by grouping them into seven categories; and discusses how the theory can be applied to issues of classroom teaching, especially with students who have been classified as learning disabled.