Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Hessell, Sherelle
Author's Email Address	sh03e@garnet.acns.fsu.edu
URN	etd-01042005-182904
Title	Parent and Teacher Perceptions of Children's Multiple Intelligences
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Family and Child Sciences, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Christine Readdick Committee Chair Ronald Mullis Committee Member Victoria Maria-MacDonald Committee Member
Keywords	Multiple Intelligence Teacher Parent Perceptions
Date of Defense	2004-12-09
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract A comparative study of teacher and parent perceptions of first grade children’s multiple intelligences was conducted. In addition, race/ethnic origin and gender differences were examined. The sample consisted of three classrooms, each from different public charter schools in Tallahassee, Florida. Three teachers and 40 parents were asked to complete the Multiple Intelligences Developmental Assessment Scale (MIDAS)-KIDS, “My Young Child” (MYC) to assess their children’s multiple intelligences. Twenty-eight of the children’s were female, 12 were male. Twenty-six children were Caucasian, 6 African American, 4 East Indian, 2 Hispanic, and 2 Asian. Children’s ages ranged from 6 to 7 years old. Parent perceptions of children’s mathematical and natural intelligences were significantly higher than teacher perceptions. Gender contributed significantly to teacher and parent perceptions of girls’ greater spatial, interpersonal, and intrapersonal intelligences. Race also contributed significantly to teacher and parent perceptions of children of color’s greater mathematical and linguistic intelligences.
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