Multiple intelligences and perceived self-efficacy among chinese secondary school teachers in Hong Kong

Multiple intelligences and perceived self-efficacy among chinese secondary school teachers in Hong Kong

• Chan, David W. Chinese University of Hong Kong

Educational Psychology, 23(5), 521-533, 2003

Routledge

2003

• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MF Characteristics & Conditions of Educational Workers

Intellect Ability Teachers Hong Kong China

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Secondary Education

This study assessed multiple intelligences in a sample of 96 Chinese secondary school teachers in Hong Kong, and explored the consistency between these teachers' multiple intelligences and their areas of responsibilities. Teachers typically reported relative strengths in interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligences and weaknesses in visual-spatial and bodily-kinesthetic intelligences. While there were no gender or age group differences, arts/music/sports teachers indicated greater strengths in musical intelligence when compared with language and social studies teachers, and guidance teachers indicated greater strengths in both intrapersonal intelligence and interpersonal intelligence than did non-guidance teachers. Using the eight intelligences as predictors, teachers' interpersonal intelligence was the significant predictor of their self-efficacy in helping others. The implications of these findings are discussed in light of the current Hong Kong education reform movement and the inadequacy of teacher education programs in Hong Kong.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0144341032000123778]

• English

Journal Articles

• 01443410

• 10.1080/0144341032000123778

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/71768127

2010-09-24