Thursday 28 November 2019

Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences

The theory of multiple intelligences differentiates human intelligence into specific 'modalities', rather than seeing intelligence as dominated by a single general ability. Howard Gardner proposed this model in his 1983 book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences.

Advantage of giving regular homework to students

  • Teaching students about the right time management;
  • Teaching them how to set important priorities;
  • Teaching how to solve different problems;
  • Helping teachers estimate how well their students understand regular lessons and academic materials;

Learning Disabilities and Disorders

Learning disabilities in writing (dysgraphia)

Signs of this reading difficulty include problems with:
  • neatness and consistency of writing
  • accurately copying letters and words
  • spelling consistency
  • writing organization and coherence

Wednesday 27 November 2019

Mean, Median, Mode, and Range

Find the mean, median, mode, and range for the following list of values:
13, 18, 13, 14, 13, 16, 14, 21, 13
The mean is the usual average, so I'll add and then divide:
(13 + 18 + 13 + 14 + 13 + 16 + 14 + 21 + 13) ÷ 9 = 15

Mathmatical process