Developing a Cognitive Program based on Gardner's Multiple Intelligences theory and Evaluating its Effects on Multiple Intelligences of Children with intellectual disability

Background and Aim: One of the most remarkable features of the theory of multiple intelligences is how it provides eight different potential pathways to learning. If a teacher is having difficulty reaching a student in the more traditional linguistic or logical ways of instruction, the theory of multiple intelligences suggests several other ways in which the material might be presented to facilitate effective learning Methods: A multiple intelligences program was developed and conducted, and its effectiveness was evaluated by a semi-experimental study, with pretest-posttest and a control group. ۱۵ students in the experimental group participated in this program, and the control group did not receive any treatment. In order to evaluate cognitive capabilities, Multiple Intelligences Inventory (Abedi, ۱۳۹۰) was used. The obtained data were analyzed using Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Results: the present research aimed to improve cognitive capabilities in children with intellectual disability disorder Conclusion: The findings showed significant differences (p<۰/۰۵) between the experimental and the control group in all variables. The effect size was for verbal intelligne was ۰/۸۶, for mathematical intelligence was۰/۸۰, for visual-spatial intelligence was ۰/۸۴, for bodily kinestetical intelligence was ۰/۷۰, for interpersonal intelligence was ۰/۶۰, for interapersonal intelligence was ۳۸۳/۰ for musical intelligence was ۰/۷۵, for naturalistic intelligence was ۰/۴۰. At the end, using multiple intelligence program for improving cognitive capabilities of children with intellectual disability disorder was discussed. Further discussions as well as suggestions for future research are presented.

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Multiple Intelligences ، intellectual disability disorder