The degree of agreement between fields of study and multiple intelligences, and the effect of this agreement on attitude towards fields of study

The present research was carried out with the aim to investigate the relationship between multiple intelligences (Gardner's theory) and fields of study (mathematics-physics, experimental sciences. & humanities) and to investigate the effect of correspondence between fields of study and multiple intelligences on a11i111de towards those fields. For this mailer, McKenzie's questionnaire for multiple intelligences and questionnaire for attitude towards field of study adapted to Iranian high school students were administered on a sample of senior high school students (427 boys and girls) of mathematics physics, experimental sciences, and humanities. This sample was i selected randomly from 3547 students of District 3 city of Tehran. Data were analyzed using ANOVA and Scheffe. Also, Pearson correlation coejjicient was used. The results showed significant relationship between logical-mathematical intelligence and field of mathematic-physics. There was significant relationship between naturalistic intelligence and field of experimental sciences. But there was not found any significant relationship between linguistic intelligence and field of humanities. In addition, the results showed the students of mathematics-physics who had the same intelligence and field of study had positive attitude towards their .field. This result was also found for the experimental sciences students. 8111 this relationship was notfoundfor the humanities students.