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Akpan, Godwin A.; Essien, Emmanuel O.; Okure, Okure S. – International Education Studies, 2013
Individual differences refer to the unique ways each human being differs from another human being as expressed in behaviour or perceived in the physical appearance. Three factors of individual differences identified to be closely related to learning/acquisition of skills and performance of tasks. These are personality dimensions, self-efficacy and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Implementation, Technical Education, Individual Differences, Personality Traits
Scherer, Marge – Instructor, 1985
Research psychologist Howard Gardner susggests that there are at least seven intelligences and that competence in these intelligences varies. The biological and cultural bases of this theory is explored. Implications for teachers are offered. (DF)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Individual Differences
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Hassan, Karma El; Maluf, Ghada – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1999
Describes the Spectrum Project in a Lebanese kindergarten, the goal of which was to determine whether, through assessment of activities, a profile of children's abilities, strengths, and weaknesses could be identified, and to investigate the relationship between the different intelligences. Implications and recommendations for future research are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Individual Differences, Intelligence Differences, Kindergarten
Lockwood, Anne Turnbaugh – Research and the Classroom, 1993
The two articles in this newsletter issue focus on and discuss the multiple intelligences (MI) theory and its application in schools. Developed by Howard Gardner at Harvard University, the theory argues that individuals differ in their abilities, learning styles, and interests, and that these differences need to be acknowledged and nurtured in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Educational Theories, Individual Differences, Intelligence
Miller, Lynda – 1993
Noting that the collective stories of special education have grown out of a tradition that, by its nature tends to perpetuate problems, this book examines such narratives and how they influence thinking and belief about intelligence and learning. It begins by examining how the current story of intelligence developed and illustrates some of the…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Competence, Educational Attitudes, Educational History
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Diaz-Lefebvre, Rene; Finnegan, Patricia – Community College Journal, 1997
Explores the application of Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences (MI) in developing a community college curriculum that enhances an educator's ability to teach students based upon their dominant intelligences, such as verbal/linguistic or musical/rhythmic. (VWC)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Cognitive Ability