Author Question: Britney has been identified as gifted in the area of musical intelligence, as defined by Gardner. ... (Read 70 times)

brutforce · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Britney has been identified as gifted in the area of musical intelligence, as defined by Gardner. She excels in your third grade music appreciation class and has demonstrated a good ear for music. Does this mean that she will, necessarily, be an accomplished musician someday? Explain why or why not.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

On the basis of current research, which of the following statements most accurately reflects the relationship between academic self-concept and achievement?

a. prior achievement may affect one's academic self-concept, and the current strength of one's academic self-concept may affect achievement.
b. academic self-concept affects achievement, but prior achievement does not affect one's academic self-concept.
c. prior achievement affects one's academic self-concept, but the status of one's self-concept does not affect achievement.
d. there is no relationship between these two characteristics.

Shshxj · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Gardner's theory is often misinterpreted to mean that a person who excels in one of the intelligences will be equally gifted on all tasks related to that domain. This is not true. People experience different levels of ability across tasks within a domain. Britney may be able to appreciate and properly identify the musical pieces that she hears but have little or no aptitude for playing an instrument.

Answer to Question 2

A