The multiple intelligences of thegrade seven(7)students: A basis for differentiated learning activities

According to Gardner (1995), intelligence is "a biological and psychological potential; that potential is capable of being realized to a greater or lesser extent as a consequence of the experiential, cultural, and motivational factors that affect a person" (p. 202). In other words, intelligence is the ability or the potential to process and use information to solve a problem or create a product (Gardner, 1983). This study aimed to find out the Multiple Intelligences of the Grade 7 Students of Saint Joseph's college of Baggao, Incorporated as a basis for differentiated learning activities. This study made used of the descriptive-correlational design. The descriptive-correlational design was used in this study. The descriptive design dealt on the Multiple Intelligences of the subjects while the correlational design determined whether a relationship exists between the Multiple Intelligences manifested by the subjects and their mean academic performance. Furthermore, this design also looked into whether the profile variables of the subjects correlate with their academic performance. Documentary analysis was used to determine and analyze the Mean Academic Performance of the subjects. The subjects of this study were the 176 grade 7 students at Saint Joseph's college of baggao, Incorporated. The sample size was taken from the 315-total enrollment of the grade 7 students. The sample size was determined using the Slovin's formula with a margin of error of 5 percent. Furthermore, the sample size per section was determined using the stratified proportional sampling method. In gathering the data needed, the questionnaire-checklist was used. The questionnaire consists of two parts. Part I contains the profile of the subjects and Part II contains statements that describe the different Multiple Intelligences adapted from Howard Gardner's theory which was designed and utilized by Dr. Terry Armstrong. For the profile of the subjects, the frequency count and percentage were used. The frequency count was also used to determine the Multiple Intelligences of the respondents. Using the Five-Point Scale, the scores were added per intelligence. The top 3 domains having the 3 highest scores are considered as the dominant multiple intelligences of the subjects. Learners are truly diverse in terms of their multiple intelligences. They are unique, they have their own strengths and weaknesses. Each of them is blessed with multiple intelligences develop in different levels and each of them may have the potential of having two or more intelligences. These multiple intelligences can be further developed by providing the learners different learning activities. Understanding the nature of the learners give teachers an insight as to how to teach them. It will let the teachers think of an intervention or strategy that will lead to a successful and meaningful teaching-learning process. Teaching is fun as well as learning is fun and delightful if the teaching strategies of the teachers’ match with the multiple intelligences of the students. Based on the findings of this study, the researcher strongly recommends that administrators, teachers and parents must enhance their awareness on multiple intelligences for better understanding of the learners, teachers must realize the importance of assessing the multiple intelligences of their students so that they can better plan learning activities for successful teaching and learning process, the school administrators must be fully aware of the multiple intelligences of the students for them to design programs and activities to enhance the multiple intelligences of the students and lastly, the school administrators must encourage teachers to assess their multiple intelligences. The result can also be used as basis of giving subject loads and other assignment.