Abstract:
Based on Gardner's multiple intelligence theory,
each student has the unique and distinctive intelligences that
make him/her are different one from another. Students will learn
more easily if learning activities are in accordance with their
respective intelligence. This study aims to develop the chemistry
learning devices which are valid, practical and effective for
improving students’ multiple intelligence on Hydrocarbon
material using collaborative strategy based on multiple
intelligences. This study is a Research & Developmental research
(R & D) using 4-D model. The subjects were 35 students at
SMAN 10 Banjarmasin. The data were collected by
questionnaires and multiple intelligence tests. The results of the
research showed that (1) based on expert and student's
readability test, the learning devices are valid, (2) based on the
practicality test, consisting of chemistry teacher convenience
using the lesson plan, student book and student worksheets as
well as the ease of the students follow the learning activities, the
learning devices are practical, and (3) the learning devices are
effective viewed by the improvement of students' multiple
intelligence after learning, especially on linguistic, visual-spatial,
and interpersonal intelligence in the classroom. It was found that
Collaborative strategy combined with Multiple Intelligence is
effective to improve students’ multiple intelligences. Based on the
results, it can be concluded that the developed learning devices
are valid, practical, and effective to improve students’ multiple
intelligences
