{"title":"Applying Multiple Intelligences to Teach Buddhist Doctrines in a Classroom","authors":"Phalaunnaphat Siriwongs","volume":90,"journal":"International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences","pagesStart":2035,"pagesEnd":2039,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/10000201","abstract":"
The classroom of the 21st century is an ever changing
\r\nforum for new and innovative thoughts and ideas. With increasing
\r\ntechnology and opportunity, students have rapid access to
\r\ninformation that only decades ago would have taken weeks to obtain.
\r\nUnfortunately, new techniques and technology are not the cure for
\r\nthe fundamental problems that have plagued the classroom ever since
\r\neducation was established. Class size has been an issue long debated
\r\nin academia. While it is difficult to pin point an exact number, it is
\r\nclear that in this case more does not mean better. By looking into the
\r\nsuccess and pitfalls of classroom size the true advantages of smaller
\r\nclasses will become clear. Previously, one class was comprised of 50
\r\nstudents. Being seventeen and eighteen- year- old students,
\r\nsometimes it was quite difficult for them to stay focused. To help
\r\nthem understand and gain much knowledge, a researcher introduced
\r\n“The Theory of Multiple Intelligence” and this, in fact, enabled
\r\nstudents to learn according to their own learning preferences no
\r\nmatter how they were being taught. In this lesson, the researcher
\r\ndesigned a cycle of learning activities involving all intelligences so
\r\nthat everyone had equal opportunities to learn.<\/p>\r\n","references":"[1] Gardner, Howard. (1983) Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple\r\nIntelligences. New York: Basic Books, Inc.\r\n[2] Brualdi, Amy C. \u201cMultiple Intelligences: Gardner\u2019s Theory.\u201d Eric\r\nDigests. April 16, 2001\r\n[3] Knudson, R.E.(1989). Effects of Instructional Strategies on Children\u2019s\r\nInformational Writing (Electronic version). Journal of Educational\r\nResearch, 83.(p.91-96).\r\n[4] Palumbo, A. &Sanacore, J. (2007). Classroom Management: Help for\r\nthe Beginning Secondary School Teacher (Electronic version). Clearing\r\nHones, 81. (p.67-70 ).\r\n[5] Suwaree Yodchim, Assist. Prof,\u201cThe Development Of English Learning\r\nProcess And English Teachers for Tourism in Local Areas: Attractions\r\nin Bangkok Areas\u201d. Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University,2010.","publisher":"World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology","index":"Open Science Index 90, 2014"}