MI 12

Abstract: Chapter twelve looks at how MI can be used to increase memory capacity and association. By associating information with the child’s favorite MI they will be more likely to remember it and reinforce it later on. This chapter also looks at the varying strategies to use to help students with problem solving. It is important to take students out of their comfort zone and to challenge them and this can be easily done using different MI techniques. By taking the students out of their comfort zone it forces them to grow and expand their knowledge of the topic at hand. The chapter also looks at the inclusion of Bloom’s Taxonomy which provides a type of quality control to see how deeply students understand.

Reflection: This chapter was interesting to look at when trying to get students to remember things that have been taught in the classroom. It only makes sense to use something that they enjoy or relate to and to help them understand material. Many students fail to remember dates, formulas or historical figures but they can remember certain sports player’s stats and the dates that they achieved the stats. It is not that the student has does not have the capacity to remember information it is just that the information is not presented in an appealing way to them.