The relationship between multiple intelligences and reading proficiency of Iranian EFL students
Hajhashemi, Karim, Akef, Kourosh , and Anderson, Neil (2012) The relationship between multiple intelligences and reading proficiency of Iranian EFL students. World Applied Sciences Journal, 19 (10). pp. 1475-1483.
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between multiple intelligences (MI) and reading proficiency of Iranian EFL pre-university students and to look into the role that gender plays. To find out the relationships among the naturally occurring variables, the researcher employed a descriptive and ex post facto design. The participants were 128 randomly selected pre-university students. The researcher utilized three instruments, namely: 1) a demographic questionnaire; 2) the Persian version of Mckenzie's MI Inventory; and 3) a standardized reading proficiency test retrieved from paper-based TOEFL® tests. Analyzing the data using t-test, it was found that there was a statistically significant difference in the mean of musical-rhythmic intelligence scores of the low achievers and the high achievers which was positive and stronger among the low achievers. Accordingly, it seems that the high achievers may have lower musical intelligence, which also indicates that better readers may be less intelligent 'musically'. A statistically significant difference was also found between the mean bodily-kinesthetic intelligence scores of the two genders which was positive and stronger among the females. No significant difference was found between the male and female students in their reading proficiency scores.
Item ID: | 10409 |
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Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
ISSN: | 1818-4952 |
Keywords: | Multiple intelligences theory , Mckenzie’s MI Inventory , Reading proficiency , EFL pre-university students |
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Additional Information: | As at 30.11.12 DOI not accessible. |
Date Deposited: | 29 Nov 2012 23:45 |
FoR Codes: | 13 EDUCATION > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130309 Learning Sciences @ 100% |
SEO Codes: | 93 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 9302 Teaching and Instruction > 930299 Teaching and Instruction not elsewhere classified @ 100% |
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