Impact of Multiple Intelligence on learning styles – A study among the students of higher education of Kishkinda University and BITM Bellary-Karnataka.
By
Dr. Manjunatha V1 Associate Professor, DoS, Commerce and Management, Kishkinda University, Ballari
By Dr. Manjunatha V2 Associate Professor, DoS in Commerce, Maharani’s Women’s Commerce and Management College, Mysore.
Abstract.
The idea of Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligence need elaborate and critical discussion from the point of view of students, academicians and practioners of psychology. John .B.Watson (1913) presented the concept of behaviourism, which views that all behaviours are the result of learning process. The early 20th century witnessed the dominance of Behaviourism, resulted in the emergence of three major branches of Psychology, i.e humanistic psychology, biological psychology and Cognitive psychology.
The present study aims at identifying the dominant, moderate and dormant domains of multiple intelligence & its impact on learning styles among the students of higher education of Kishkinda University and BITM Bellary-Karnataka.
The study also aims to describe gender differences and the relationship between learning styles and multiple intelligences of the students in comparison with their respective stream of education. The study involves 300 students, comprising 50 MBA, MCA and Engineering students from BITM, 50 MBA, MCA and Engineering students from Kishkinda University.
The relationship between eight types of multiple intelligence and learning styles such as Visual learners, auditory learners, kinaesthetic learners, tactile learners, individual learners and group learners is verified by using independent sample t test, multiple correlation and regression analysis. The conceptual model depicting the relationship between MI and styles is further verified by using multiple regression analysis. Douglas and Harm’s questionnaire of multiple intelligences is used collect the data.
Key words: Multiple intelligence, Learning styles, Humanistic psychology, Biological psychology and Cognitive psychology. SEM analysis.
