Psychology Application Project Rachel Duke

Glanton-Hindsman Elementary Subjects: Art, Music, Math, Reading, Writing, and Dance Grade Level: Pre-K Students: 22 students Demographics: 12 Caucasian, 6 African Americans, 1 Asian, 3 Hispanic; Low-income families Observation hours: 24 hours

Project Findings Instructor: Fun, caring, strong voice, active, hands-on, and shows a love for all students and her love for teaching. Instruction: Hands-on, lots of group activities, meets individual children's needs. Teacher-Student interaction: She is very involved and plays with the students when they are, the students listen to her and do what she asks. She gives each student a fair chance to participate. The students respect her and she respects them.

Project Findings continued Student-Student Interactions: They all respect each other, they all care about one another, they are friendly, and play well together. If they have a problem they go to the teacher or try and work it out themselves. They are a family. Classroom Management: Verbal Punishment or time out, after lunch if they have to sit out for center time they have to reflect on their behavior and think of what they should have done instead. Assessment: Portfolios are kept on each student and notes are taken about their improvements or lack there of. Curriculum: Georgia Bright Start, and GPS

Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Definition: Theory developed by Howard Gardner that says there are eight distinct intelligences. He says that we all have different intelligences and different combinations of these intelligences.

Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Logical-Mathematical: reasoning, calculating. Think conceptually, abstractly and are able to see and explore patterns. Linguistic: These learners have highly developed auditory skills and often think in words. They like reading, playing word games, making up poetry or stories. Musical: Show sensitivity to rhythm and sound. They love music, but they are also sensitive to sounds in their environments.

Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Spatial: think in terms of physical space, as do architects and sailors. Very aware of their environments. They like to draw, do jigsaw puzzles, read maps, daydream. They can be taught through drawings, verbal and physical imagery. Bodily-Kinesthetic: use the body effectively, like a dancer or a surgeon. Keen sense of body awareness. Interpersonal: understanding, interacting with others. These students learn through interaction. Intrapersonal: understanding one's own interests, goals. These learners tend to shy away from others Naturalist: nurturing and relate information to one’s natural surroundings.

My Findings While observing this class I saw how all the students learned differently. The students all had their own intelligences and my teacher catered to all the students needs. During center time she had all different things for them to do. They could listen to books on cassette tape, play house, build with blocks, paint or draw, or they could play at the texture table. All the students went to different areas but I did notice that it was the same children at each center everyday. I also noticed that the boys played with the blocks more than the girls and the girls were at the art table more than the boys.

My Findings My teacher also had about 30 minutes of dancing or music activities everyday. Not all the students liked to participate in these but that just goes to show how all students have different intelligences. Overall I think my teacher did a great job meeting the needs of all the different types of intelligences in the class.

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