Chapter 3: Describing Intelligences in Students

The fourth chapter in Armstrong’s Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom described possible ways to determine what kind of intelligences students might have. The area that will stick with me is the idea the other uses almost out of jest. Observing the students when they are misbehaving in class to see what they are doing will give the best assessment of what kind of intelligence they are. There will be students in my class that will be doodling or fidgeting and it is nice to see how I can use this to learn about the student, and revamp my approach to keep them interested. There were a lot of other ideas such as, asking another teacher about the student, asking their parents, and asking the student. The best assessment will be observing the student when they are not aware they are being assessed to see what their natural tendencies are.