Ch. 12: MI Theory and Cognitive Skills

We must think about the ways our students learn to assure achievement. A memory is an important thing and in these days so many children and teens don’t have to think because of media influences, video games and the internet. The US lacks in cognitive skills because of their inability to correctly problem solve. Armstrong emphasized how a memory should be based on intelligence specific mechanisms. All eight intelligences are afflicted so we must work with everything to encourage memorization. We also must consider Bloom’s taxonomy, which comes in six levels (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation). All of these factors build a road map for our student’s growth throughout the year. To keep progress moving, I think I will bring the brainteasers and the word memorization into my classroom. My English teacher in high school took the time every Friday to go over a brainteaser and get out brains moving. I believe this helped our cognitive skills improve. With the use of MI, we can keep cognitive skills and problem solving flowing and allow our students to grow to their full potential. I believe a lot of what Armstrong said in this chapter will travel with me throughout my teaching career.