Joyce Mcclellan

Multiple Intelligences Preferences of Adults: Development of an Indicator to Identify Multiple Intelligences Preferences of Adult Learners Joyce Mcclellan

Knowledge is power. In today?s education arena, being successful encompasses understanding how to learn effectively. Some traditional teaching techniques using a teaching-centered approach to instruction has not been successful for all students. This is evidenced by the dropout rate of 50% in high schools in the United States (Snyder, 1999, p. 11). Statistics such as these portray a serious educational problem. Realizing the American dream of completing an education should not just be for those that can score high on a traditional intelligence test. In 1983, Howard Gardner developed the theory of Multiple Intelligences which explains the presence of nine different Intelligences: 1. Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence 2. Existential Intelligence 3. Interpersonal Intelligence 4. Intrapersonal Intelligence 5. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence 6. Musical Intelligence 7. Naturalistic Intelligence 8. Verbal/Linguistic Intelligence 9. Visual/Spatial Intelligence