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An Application of Multiple Intelligences in a Lebanese Kindergarten

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This study is an application of a Multiple Intelligences-based approach to assessment and educational practice in early childhood years, the Spectrum Project, in a Lebanese kindergarten. A control group design was used. The Spectrum activities were manipulated for the whole academic year by 150 kindergarten students (75 girls, 75 boys), enrolled in one branch of a private school, while the other branch of the same school worked with the regular curriculum. The purpose of the study was to determine if, through assessment of those activities, a profile of children's abilities, strengths, and weaknesses could be identified. Means and standard deviations for every activity were reported. A second purpose was to investigate the relationship between the different domains or intelligences. Pearson product-moment coefficients were computed. Finally, the difference in the end-of-year achievement between the experimental and the control group was investigated. The data are discussed in terms of cross-cultural interpretations. Implications and recommendations for future research are presented.

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  1. Office of Tests and Measurements, American University of Beirut, 850 Third Avenue, New York, New York, 10022;

    Karma El Hassan & Ghada Maluf

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Hassan, K.E., Maluf, G. An Application of Multiple Intelligences in a Lebanese Kindergarten. Early Childhood Education Journal 27, 13–20 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026063322136

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