Chapter 12

Abstract:
Chapter 12 dealt with MI theory and cognitive skills. It mentioned that students don't always remember previously learned information. This is possibly due to the fact that people learn things better or worse depending on the intelligence that is being used. The chapter suggests working with all eight intelligences to increase the memory of students. It suggests such things as putting information to music, visualizing information on an "inner blackboard" and using a variety of physical materials to express information. Next, the chapter goes into problem solving using the MI theory. It also mentions "Christopherian Encouters." Lastly, the chapter goes into a discussion about MI theory and Bloom's Taxonomy.

Reflection:
Overall, everyone liked the chapter. Audra liked the part on memory. She felt that everyone could relate to taking a test one day and then forgetting everything the next day. She thought that using MI theory could really cut down on that problem. Chelase, however, felt that the book definitely gives a biased perspective. She doesn't dispute that this could be a good theory to use but wonders if it always works as ideally as it alludes to. It also made her wonder about how frequently this theory had been used in the classroom. Matt mentioned that he has already incorporated a lot of the information from the chapter into his classroom but that he would still need to include higher order thinking once he gets to know what the students already understand.