Adult Multiple Intelligences

A collaboration between Project Zero and the New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC) at World Education, the Adult Multiple Intelligences (AMI) Project was one of several projects under the auspices of the Harvard Graduate School of Education's National Center on the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), which is a collaboration between the Harvard Graduate School of Education and World Education, Inc. NCSALL is funded by the U.S. Government's Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI).

The Adult Multiple Intelligences (AMI) Study was initiated to develop and explore the use of MI theory in the primary contexts of adult literacy education: Adult Basic Education (ABE), General Education Development exam (GED), adult high school diploma, and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). In the first phase of the study (1996-1998), Project staff supported 10 teacher researchers, drawn from New England adult literacy programs to conduct their own MI-related research projects. Project staff and teachers collaborated to produce MI Grows Up: The AMI Study Sourcebook, which includes an introduction to MI theory, articles highlighting key issues in MI application with adult literacy learners, and lessons and activities that are designed to support practitioners setting out to use MI theory in their own adult literacy practices.

In the second phase (1999-2000), AMI staff and three mentor teachers from the original cohort worked with 12 "pilot" teachers from four regions in the U.S. (Baltimore, MD; Houston, TX; Seattle, WA, and Columbus, Ohio). These individuals piloted the Sourcebook in their classrooms and provided important feedback for its subsequent iterations.

In the final phase of the AMI Study, we completed final products for dissemination to adult literacy educators. AMI materials now available include: a bound volume of the AMI teacher research reports, an annotated bibliography of MI resources for adult literacy educators, and our final research report. These resources are available free for download from the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. Multiple Intelligences and Adult Literacy is now available.

Co-Managers:: Julie Viens (Project Zero)
Silja Kallenbach (New England Literacy Resource Center, World Education)

Contact Persons:: Julie Viens (julie_viens@gse.harvard.edu)
Silja Kallenbach (silja_kallenbach@jsi.com)

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