Montesori (1965 AU9: The in-text citation "Montesori (1965" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ) created a curriculum that combine muscular, verbal, numerical, geometric, social, artistic, and musical training realizing promotion of multiple intelligences. She also facilitated the interaction between children and animals and plants through agricultural education.
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Multiple Intelligences
Junko Yamamoto (Slippery Rock University, USA)
Copyright: © 2008
|Pages: 7
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-881-9.ch096
Abstract
The multidimensional approach to education has existed for quite a long time. For instance, educators in the early and mid-19th Century, such as Edward Séguin (Montessori, 1965), already had ideas about physical and mental training. Froebel’s (1894) Mother-Play and Nursery Songs aimed toward the development of the whole child. Rich in songs with lyrics, the book contained activities designed to develop empathy in children through play with their mothers. Moreover, the book is full of beautiful illustrations and kinesthetic activities. Also, Thurstone (1938) designed intelligence testing method for measuring abstraction, verbal, spatial, numerical, numerical figure recognition, and other abilities.