Summary
Thomas Armstrong: Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom
About the book The book Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom is based on the work of Howard Gardner. Gardner is the author of a new theory of intelligence known as the theory of multiple intelligences. According to this theory, there are the following intelligences: linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal and natural. Gardner tries to describe the ninth – existential intelligence. (See more about Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences in Howard Gardner's book The Disciplinary Mind: The Education Every Child Deserves, Educa, 2005.) Purpose of the book Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom is intended for teachers, teachers, professors, professional associates and other educational workers who plan their pedagogical and teaching work together, trying to connect teaching content from different teaching areas and subjects. The book is a practical manual for teachers who work in a team, who respect individual differences among students and who believe that every student can succeed if he is given pedagogical and other necessary conditions for the development of his multiple abilities. The book contains many practical examples and advice on how to plan and deliver lessons while keeping in mind the knowledge of multiple intelligences. About the author Dr. Thomas Armstrong is one of the best pedagogical interpreters of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. In his works, including the book Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, he shows how this theory can be applied in everyday teaching work. Armstrong is the author of the book Best Schools (Educa, 2008).
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