The Effect of Education Based on Gardner's Multiple Intelligences on Metacognitive and Behavioral regulation Skills in Children with Dyslexia

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences Branch, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.

2 Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

3 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities Branch, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.

Abstract

This study’s aim was investigation the effect of education based on Gardner's multiple intelligences)EBOMI)on metacognition and behavioral regulation skills in children with dyslexia(CWD).This research was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest control group design. The statistical population was all 7 to 11-year-old CWD in Rasht who referred to learning disorders centers in the academic year of 2022-2023. The sample consisted of 30 CWD (15 boys and 15 girls, who were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to experimental (15 people) and control (15 people) groups. The children in the experimental group received twelve 45-minute the EBOMI sessions,and during this period, the children in the control group only has received the educations of their education center.The instruments used included Multiple Intelligences Inventory (MII) and the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF). Data were analyzed using univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS-26 software. The results showed that EBOMI was effective on promoting the metacognition and behavioral regulation skills in CWD( P<0.05). Based on the findings of the current study, EBOMI as the key of mind development, by identifying the mental abilities of CWD,can be used as an effective intervention to improve the metacognition and behavioral regulation skills in CWD

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 17 December 2025
  • Receive Date: 06 November 2023
  • Revise Date: 31 December 2023
  • Accept Date: 22 January 2024
  • First Publish Date: 17 December 2025
  • Publish Date: 17 December 2025