La educación integral desde la mirada de las inteligencias múltiples

Abstract

The following monographic project aims to analyze a teaching model based on the Theory of multiple intelligences, which aims at a holistic education. An exhaustive recompilation, review, and analysis of master’s and doctoral theses, academic papers, and books was performed in order to achieve this goal. This research is focused on the field of holistic education. It arises from the fact that during the internships, it was observed that several schools do not fulfill all the children’s needs. The whole set of intelligences children are gifted with is not potentiated since activities such as reading, writing, calculus, dictation, and note-taking are generally more stimulated and favored than others. In most cases, this fact generates demotivation and a lack of interest from the children since a specific subject could easily be presented in diverse ways starting from the children’s capacities and taking advantage of each one’s strength. However, the learning possibilities seem limited. At the end of this work, it is concluded that it is important to considerate the different ways in which the students can learn and show their capacities, and for that, it is necessary to observe and evaluate the strengths, interests, and learning skills of each child, in order to identify the types of intelligences that stand out and to provide activities that involve those different types of intelligences. This way, a meaningful and enriching learning environment is generated, and the holistic development of each student is promoted.