Theories

Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences says that there are at least eight different types of intelligences: linguistic, musical, logical-mathematical, spatial, kinesthetic, intrapersonal, interpersonal, and naturalist. Gardner believes that intelligence is not truly measured accurately because not all of these are taken into consideration. He supports individual-centered education to best meet students needs. Children cannot learn to their best ability unless all of these intelligences are put in place. Students need all of these intelligences incorporated into the classroom. This supports technology in the classroom because it could incorporate many of these intelligences. For example a computer could be used in the class and could use linguistic, musical, logical-mathematical, spatial, interpersonal, and naturalist intelligences. However, not all of these intelligences could be incorporated at once. This relates to type 1 of technology because technology such as a computer could be used to teach using all of the intelligences. It relates to type 2 because programmed instruction would be better able to incorporate all of the intelligences. Finally it relates to type 3 because the student is showing what he or she learned.
Bloom’s taxonomy says that there are three domains to learning. They are cognitive, effective, and psychomotor. His theory said that students had to pass a test to show they had learned a skill before moving on to the next one. Bloom’s theory is the easiest to understand and most widely used today. It supports technology in the classroom because technology can be used to learn skills and then get assessed. However, some teachers prefer the old way of standardized learning in the classroom. This way each student learns the material in the same way and becomes assessed at the same time. It relates to technology type 1 because the computer works as a tutor to the student. It also relates to type 2 because the program instruction can make sure that a child knows the material before moving onto the next subject. It also relates to type 3 because the student can prove their skill to the computer before learning more material.
Dale’s cone of experience was designed to categorize media according to its degree of realism. It shows how much people can remember from what they learn and the learning outcomes as a result. It shows that students learn the most from physically doing something. It supports technology because people remember some of what they say. It also detracts from technology because most of what people remember comes from what they do. It relates to type 1 because the more a person practices something the more likely they will be to remember it. It relates to type 2 because programmed instruction will reestablish concepts. It also relates to type 3 because the student can then solve problems using the computer.