In this study, the method helping inclusion kindergarten teacher for infant was searched by the portfolio activity of multiple intelligence that is able to utilize the effectiveness of multiple intelligence theory and advantage of portfolio. In other ...
In this study, the method helping inclusion kindergarten teacher for infant was searched by the portfolio activity of multiple intelligence that is able to utilize the effectiveness of multiple intelligence theory and advantage of portfolio. In other words, the reflective contemplation change of unification school teacher for disabled infant was searched through qualitative research method. The problem for this study is “what is the change process of reflective thinking by inclusion kindergarten teacher through the portfolio activity of multiple intelligence?”. To solve this problem, three teacher executing unification among kindergarten teachers in Busan was selected as the subject of study and investigated by interview. Through the portfolio activity of multiple intelligence, the reflective thinking by teachers was classified into the things for disabled infant, for teacher\'s self and for external conditions such as the ratio of inclusion and lack of time. This reflective thinking changed with the passage of time and the passage of the reflective thinking was classified into three stages. The first stage is problem recognition stage that teachers find difficulty. The second stage is to make efforts for overcoming the recognized problem. The third stage is to overcome the problem by efforts and teachers have something worth in many quarters. Therefore, the application of multiple intelligence portfolio changed the reflective thinking by inclusion kindergarten teacher for disabled infant and then increased the understanding standard for disabled infant and had confidence to teach disabled infant and had discrimination for the multiple intelligence of disabled infant. This could be, finally, an method helping inclusion kindergarten teacher for infant. Key words : Multiple Intelligence Portfolio, Reflective Thinking, education teachers, education for the disabled Infant.