How we used statistics to learn about Multiple Intelligence

The first two weeks back at school this term have provided an opportunity to reflect on our Term One Inquiry and to enable the children to use their knowledge of SOLO Taxonomy to assess their learning journey. While most children believed that they were in the Unistructural Phase (knew one piece of information) at the beginning of the unit, they were confident to place themselves in the Multistructural Phase (had made multiple links with the subject) or Relational Phase (confident to justify their position based on their understanding and application of knowledge ). Refer to the link on SOLO Taxonomy for further information on SOLO Taxonomy at the side of our Blog.

Rather than have the children write a report on their findings, we decided to informally share ideas. The children were asked to respond to questions aimed at unlocking their understanding of Multiple Intelligence. The movie is divided into sections and is approximately 10 minutes in duration. You may find the youtube site posted at the side of our Blog interesting. Howard Gardner discusses how he believes an understanding of Multiple Intelligence could shape American education in the future. The New Zealand Inquiry Model is certainly taken a huge step towards this goal.

Once you have viewed the movie we would be grateful if you would click on the link 'post a sticky' at the bottom of the wall. This will direct you to wallwisher where you will double click on the orange background to post a note to the children. If you have any questions, the children will do their best to answer them. If your child wants to post a note to share how they feel about the work they completed, they are most welcome.