Comparison of the Multiple Intelligences of Freshmen from Different Programs of the San Mateo Municipal College

Abstract

This paper studied the Multiple Intelligences of freshmen students belonging to the 10 different programs of the San Mateo Municipal College in the Province of Rizal, Republic of the Philippines. A 35-item instrument was administered on the respondents which measured Howard Gardner’s original 7 MI domains. Out of a total population of 870 freshmen students, 398 respondents or a sample size of 45.74% was taken. The respondents were chosen from the programs of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, Bachelor of Science in Office Administration, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Marketing Management, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Financial Management, Bachelor of Accounting Technology, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Bachelor of Secondary Education, Bachelor of Arts in English, Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Technical Vocational Education and Training. The data was subjected to statistical analysis using weighted mean, standard deviation and analysis of variance which was computed using F ratio. The researcher found differences between the respondents belonging to the different programs in terms of all 7 Multiple Intelligences studied. The MI profile of the respondents according to each program was also found to be unique.