Research On The Design Of Extracurricular Homework Based On Multiple Intelligences Theory

The issue of extracurricular homework management has gained significant attention with the implementation of "double reduction" and "ten requirements for homework management." Furthermore,Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences theory has increased awareness of diversified student development.Therefore,educators must fully consider students’ varying intelligence types when designing extracurricular assignments to enable comprehensive and diverse growth during the assignment completion.However,educators’ main challenge is applying multiple intelligences theory to extracurricular assignment design effectively and scientifically,suitable for different intelligence types,ultimately promoting better overall student development.This paper aims to explore how to use the multiple intelligences theory to design extracurricular assignments in middle school mathematics,promoting diversified student development.Firstly,a solid theoretical foundation is established by reviewing and organizing literature on multiple intelligences theory and homework design.Secondly,questionnaires and interviews are conducted to gain comprehensive insights into the current status of extracurricular mathematics homework within junior high schools.The findings reveal that current extracurricular mathematics homework has several issues,such as dull content,monotonous types,unreasonable timing,vague functions,and limited evaluation.Additionally,the research indicates that extracurricular mathematics homework primarily focuses on developing students’ mathematical and logical intelligence,visual-spatial intelligence,and verbal-linguistic intelligence.In contrast,other intelligence types receive less emphasis.Simultaneously,according to the distribution of intelligence among middle school students,it was discovered that students develop better natural observation,verbal language,and interpersonal communication intelligence but weaker logic and spatial intelligence,which are highly emphasized in mathematics subjects.This further indicates that there may be some flaws in the current design of middle school mathematics extracurricular assignments.Finally,the study also proves no significant gender difference in intellectual development.Based on the research findings,this paper proposes appropriateness,personalization,practicality,creativity,and diversity as the guiding principles of extracurricular homework design.Furthermore,corresponding homework design solutions are presented based on the eight intelligences of multiple intelligences theory.These solutions aim to address current issues with extracurricular assignments,making them more accurate,reasonable,and diverse in content to foster students’ multiple intelligences.Through these solutions,educators can create better homework content,diversify types of assignments,and cultivate students’ multiple intelligences more effectively.This paper offers an innovative approach to promoting students’ multiple intelligences through extracurricular homework design.It shifts the research focus to the design of extracurricular assignments,presenting a systematic theoretical discussion on the design of mathematics-related extracurricular homework.This approach makes up for the shortcomings of existing research,providing valuable insights and guidelines for educators in designing homework that fosters students’ diverse development.We hope the results of this study will serve as a reference for teachers’ homework design,ultimately facilitating students’ overall growth.