divided into two parts. The first part discusses the following issues: The theoretical part of Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory, multiple intelligences and learning styles, and reading comprehension. The second part is concerned with some previous studies that have been conducted in relation with applying the Multiple Intelligences Theory and reading comprehension. The theoretical background of Multiple Intelligences Theory In 1983, and after many years of research, Gardner – a psychologist
people to communicate or interact with others. Related to language as a system in social interaction between human being in this world, there are four basic language skills which people should have; listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Those four basic language abilities are very important since they are needed to understand, to process, and to produce both spoken and written language. There is a consensus which connects language and children.
Jim Sidanius started working towards his theory professionally when he was tenured position as the associate professor of psychology at the university of UCLA where he worked with the most influential researchers in the psychology discipline. First, David Sears worked together with Sidanius when he asked him to present the symbolic racism thesis. Symbolic racism is the combination of anti-black affect and traditional American values such as self-reliance as the ultimate source of white oppression
The theory of the blank slate is the idea that humans are born with no predisposed characteristics and abilities, and that we are shaped by our upbringing and culture. Everything a person becomes can be traced back to their environment. This theory has been explored and supported by many psychologists, philosophers and other researchers in the past century. Steven Pinker’s book The Blank Slate gives his readers an argument against this theory, as he believes that human behaviour is the result of
His theoretical writings influenced the architects of the trend and revealed the relationship between theory and practice. In the first paragraph of Rossi’s book “La architettura della citta” the notion of Neo-rationalism can be summarized: “By architecture of the city we mean two different things: first,
shared the views express by Marzano (2012), which stated that “Vocabulary form the core of the four language skills; listening, speaking, reading”. Therefore, special emphasis must be placed in teaching vocabulary skills, as this will increase student ability to master other areas of reading such as fluency and comprehension. Conversely, other finding indicated that certain basic vocabularies do not need instructions. Especially speaking vocabulary, it was estimated that about 8,000 basic speaking
The basic purpose of this research is to give a detailed insight into writing errors and the factors behind these errors. It is needed here to make a distinction between mistakes and errors in order to analyze learners’ errors in a proper perspective. According to Brown (2000), a ‘mistake’ refers to a performance errors, that is failure to utilize a known system correctly, whereas, an ‘error’ is a deviation from the grammar of NSs, reflecting the Inter-language competence of the learner. The difference
Piaget and His Impact through His Studies on Cognitive Development in Children Every ounce of knowledge people have today originated from someone’s original theories, and ideas. If one was to look at the way in which cognitive development is view, then then some of the roots of the knowledge of how a child develops would lead back to Jean Piaget. This developmental psychologist helped shape the knowledge we have of children and their cognition. Piaget was born on August 9th, 1896. He died at age
Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press, 2011, 187pp. In Digital Griots: African American Rhetoric in a Multimedia Age, Adam J. Banks boldly argues that the writing classroom is a space that could be utilized for African American voices, storytelling traditions, and digital rhetoric. In doing so, Banks utilizes an interesting theoretical approach which blends rhetorical concepts with DJ and Hip-Hop terminology (i.e. the mix, remix, and mixtape). Banks draws our attention to the term “griot” (West
The equity theory may contribute to improve our understanding of communication and effectiveness of managers from the subordinates’ point of view. The equity theory was first developed in 1963 by John Stacey Adams(1) , and follows the principle that subordinates need fair treatment in organizations to be satisfied with their jobs. Yamnill and McLean (33) defined equity as the “belief of employees being treated fairly in relation to others and inequity is the belief that employees are treated unfairly