探討大學生多元智能與英語閱讀能力的相關性

A Study of EFL College Students’ Multiple Intelligences and English Reading Proficiency

高育慧(Yu-Hui Kao)

指導教授 ： 徐文正

中原大學/人文與教育學院/應用外語研究所/碩士(2011年)

https://doi.org/10.6840/cycu201100076

摘要

中文摘要
本研究旨在調查和大學生英語閱讀能力相關的多元智能，並進一步檢視該智能對於英語閱讀能力的預測效力。此外本研究亦探討不同閱讀能力、性別以及科系的學生在多元智能的分佈上是否有顯著的差異。本研究的研究對象為三百三十二位來自於北部一所大學七個不同科系的大ㄧ學生，多元智能量表與英語閱讀能力測驗為主要的研究工具，多元智能量表用以調查多元智能的分布，英語閱讀能力測驗則用來評量受試者的英語閱讀能力；相關分析、回歸分析、敘述性統計、獨立樣本T考驗以及單因子變異數分析(One-way ANOVA)為本研究採用之統計分析方法。
本研究主要發現如下：
1.在多元智能分佈上，以人際智能最強而音樂智能最弱。
2.大學生的英語閱讀能力和邏輯數理智能與音樂智能有關；邏輯數理及音樂智能能用來預測學生的英語閱讀能力。
3. 英語閱讀高成就者的邏輯數理智能與音樂智能明顯高於英語閱讀低成就者。
4.男女生在多元智能的分佈上有顯著的差異性。女生的語文、音樂、內省智能顯著高於男生；而男生的數理邏輯、空間、肢體運動及自然智能則顯著高於女生。
5.不同科系的學生在多元智能的表現上有顯著的差異性。在語文智能方面，應用華語系最強；在邏輯數理方面，工業工程系的邏輯能力最高，應用華語系的邏輯能力最低。建築系的學生有最強的空間和肢體運動智能。在音樂智能方面，應用華語系最強；財經法律系的學生則有最高的人際智能。最後研究顯示工業工程系有最高的自然智能。
根據本研究的結果，對於語言老師與教材設計者提出教學上的應用，期許能對英語閱讀教學領域有所貢獻。

關鍵字

英文閱讀能力 ； 多元智能

並列摘要

ABSTRACT
The main purpose of this research was to investigate the dominant intelligence in relation to English reading proficiency and further examine its predictive power on English reading proficiency among college freshmen. Additionally, this study explored whether there existed significant differences across different English reading proficiency levels, genders and majors in terms of their types of intelligences. To achieve these aims, 332 college freshmen from seven different departments in a northern university participated in the study. The multiple intelligences (MI) inventory and English reading proficiency test were used as two main instruments. The MI inventory was adopted to identify the participants’ distribution of multiple intelligences; in addition, English reading proficiency test was used to measure their English reading proficiency levels. The quantitative data were analyzed through correlation analysis, regression analysis, descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA.
The findings of the study were summarized as follows:
1. Interpersonal intelligence was the strongest intelligence whereas musical intelligence was the weakest intelligence among the participated college students.
2. Logical-mathematical and musical intelligences were related to college students’ English reading proficiency and further can be used to predict students’ English reading proficiency.
3. High achievers showed significantly higher logical-mathematical and musical intelligences than low achievers.
4. There were significant differences in the distribution of multiple intelligences across different genders. Female students manifested stronger intelligences in verbal-linguistic, musical and intrapersonal intelligences while male students showed strong tendency for logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic and naturalist intelligences.
5. Major differences significantly influenced the participants’ intelligence types.Students from the Department of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language had the best performance on verbal- linguistic intelligence. Students from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering manifested the strongest preference for logical-mathematical intelligence while students from the Departments of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language had the weakest performance on the logical-mathematical intelligence. As for students majoring in the Department of Architecture, they had the strongest spatial and bodily-kinesthetic intelligences. With respect to musical intelligence, the results showed that students from the Department of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language had the best performance. Additionally, students majoring in the Department of Financial and Economic Law had the best performance on interpersonal intelligence than that of students with different majors. Finally, the results revealed that students from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering manifested the strongest preference for naturalist intelligence.
Based on the research findings, some pedagogical implications were offered to language teachers and material designers to facilitate EFL reading instruction.

並列關鍵字

English reading proficiency ； multiple intelligences

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