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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF CONTENT PEDAGOGY OF NATURAL SCIENCE
SECONDARY TEACHER EDUCATION STUDENTS.
Anisha.V. Gopalakrishnan
ABSTRACT
The present study investigates the relationship between multiple intelligences and the knowledge of
content pedagogy among
secondary teacher education students specializing in Natural Science. The framework of Howard Gardner’s
Theory of Multiple
Intelligences was adopted to assess the dominant intelligence profiles of the students and to explore
how these
intelligences correlate with their pedagogical knowledge in teaching science content effectively. The
study employed a
descriptive and correlational research design with a representative sample of secondary teacher
trainees. Standardized
tools were used to measure multiple intelligences and knowledge of content pedagogy. The findings
revealed that students
with higher levels of logical-mathematical and naturalistic intelligences demonstrated stronger
pedagogical knowledge in
Natural Science. Additionally, interpersonal and linguistic intelligences were also positively
associated with effective
instructional strategies. The study concludes that understanding learners’ multiple intelligences can
significantly enhance
teacher education programs by aligning pedagogical training with individual cognitive strengths. This
integration supports
the development of competent and innovative science teachers.
Keywords: Multiple Intelligence, Content Pedagogy, Natural Science, Teacher Education,
Secondary Teacher Trainees,
Pedagogical Knowledge, Correlational Study, Science Teaching.
The author(s) appreciates all those who participated in the study and helped to facilitate
the research process.
The author(s) declared no conflict of interest.
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution
License
(www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and
reproduction in any Medium,
provided the original work is properly cited.
How to cite this article:
Gopalakrishnan, A. V. (2009, January 12). Relationship between multiple intelligence and knowledge
of content
pedagogy of natural science secondary teacher education students. Indian Educational Researcher,
2(1), 11–25.
Received: December 22, 2008; Revision Received: January 05, 2009; Accepted:
January 12, 2009.
Responding Author: Anisha.V. Gopalakrishnan @ aneeshagn@rediffmail.com
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