Howard Gardner's theory
on multiple intelligence has shed new light on students' ways of
learning, teaching and assessing these intelligences. In Gardner's
theory, it highlights eight different levels of intelligence. Here,
students possess different intelligences but all student will not
possess all levels of intelligence which implies that students learn
differently. It is due to the the differences in learning why
teachers should try to integrate the curriculum and assessment.
The main lesson that
this reading piece has left with me is that we as teachers should be
flexible in our assessment practices to allow each student to
demonstrate their various competencies. We can do this by using a
variety of assessment methods, such as portfolios, oral questioning,
group work projects etc in oppose to just written test. I understand
that the written tests are not to be obsolete but should complement
different methods thereby, giving each student, regardless of their
level of intelligence a fair chance to display such.
I
find it difficult at times to use the taxonomy as proposed by Bloom,
which may render my methods somewhat inauthentic. However, with much
practice, I aim to change this.
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