다중지능이론을 적용한 실과 학습활동이 초등학생의 자아존중감에 미치는 영향

The Effect of Learning Activity in Practical Arts that Applied by Multiple Intelligences Theory to Elementary School Student’s Self-Esteem

The purpose of this study is to design Practical Arts teaching-learning activities applying the multiple intelligences theory which has a lot of educational implications for developing learners’ potential and improving learning efficiency and determine how such learning activities affect elementary school student’s improvement in self-esteem. Two classes in the sixth grade were selected from P elementary school in Jeonju and then divided into experimental and control groups to conduct instruction. The experimental group was provided with instruction by reconstruction of the unit of “My Life which saves an environment” into the type of teaching-learning activities appropriate for the multiple intelligences theory, while the control group was provided with the traditional type of instruction. Each of the groups went through the pretest for self-esteem and post-test for self-esteem. The results of the study are as follows: First, Practical Arts Instruction applying the multiple intelligences theory was effective in improving the general self-esteem of students. Second, Practical Arts Instruction applying the multiple intelligences theory had positive effects on such a sub-factor of self-esteem as school self-esteem, but failed to be effective in holistic, social, and family self-esteem.