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Gardner, Howard – English Journal, 1995
Discusses applications of the theory of multiple intelligences in the field of education. Distinguishes between "surface" and "deep" applications of the theory. Responds to earlier articles in this journal about the theory of multiple intelligences. (RS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education

Gage, Richard – English Journal, 1995
Suggests that accommodating students' learning styles will bring English classrooms alive. Discusses various learning styles. Describes five strategies for kinesthetic learners. (RS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Style, English Instruction, Individual Differences

Simeone, Wendy F. – English Journal, 1995
Describes several activities for the kinesthetic learner that were developed for a high-school World Literature curriculum. (RS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Style, English Instruction, High Schools

Evans, Cynthia – English Journal, 1995
Discusses the consequences of tracking students, how one English teacher moved to heterogeneous grouping, and multiple intelligences and tracking. Asks why educators continue to track students when Howard Gardner has shown that there are at least seven distinct ways that humans come to know and learn. (RS)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Cognitive Style, Heterogeneous Grouping, Individual Differences

McClaskey, Janet – English Journal, 1995
Gives practical examples of multiple intelligences in the English classroom. Discusses Howard Gardner's "radicalism,""teaching" intelligence, teaching literature and multiple intelligences, and how a student developed strength in his own intelligences through poetry. (RS)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, English Instruction, Individual Differences