Multiple Intelligences Chapter 10: MI Theory and Assessment

Chapter ten discussed the way that we cannot only use MI theory on our lessons, but also on assessments. Some of the methods that were suggested were student interviews, anecdotal records, and informal assessments. Student interviews was the one that really jumped out at me because I had never used it or even heard about it being used in a classroom. Varying assessments will be a good way to keep my students interested in my class and help them learn truly master the material, not simply know it for the test. By varying the ways that my students will be assess, I hope to change the process of learning the material for test and then forgetting about it later. By doing assessments that require the knowledge of the material, I hope they will have deep understanding, not surface knowledge.