The investigating the role of skill training in the development of multiple intelligences of preschool children

The present study was conducted with the general aim of investigating the role of skill training in the development of multiple intelligences of preschool children. The research method was quasi-experimental with experimental and control groups. The statistical population consisted of all preschool students (5-6 years old) in MahmoudAbad city in the academic year 2023-2022, who were selected by simple random sampling method, 64 people and randomly assigned to experimental groups (32 people) and control (32 people). The instrument for measuring the variables was Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Questionnaire, whose face and content validity was confirmed by experts, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated as 0.79. At the confidence level of 95% (α = 0.05), one-variable covariance analysis (ANCOA) showed that skill training has a significant positive effect on the development of multiple intelligences of preschool children in Mahmoud Abad city. Also, skill training has a significant positive effect on the development of verbal-linguistic intelligence, logical-mathematical intelligence, visual-spatial intelligence, motor-physical intelligence, musical intelligence, interpersonal intelligence, intrapersonal intelligence and naturalistic intelligence.