Abstract

• The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of multiple intelligences on self-efficacy of Grade 10 students from Yangon and Bago Regions. Quantitative data analysis was used in this survey. Multiple intelligences and self-efficacy questionnaires were applied. Multiple intelligences questionnaire consists of eight subscales (linguistic intelligence, mathematical intelligence, visual intelligence, bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, musical intelligence, interpersonal intelligence, intrapersonal intelligence and naturalist intelligence) and 80 items and self-efficacy questionnaire consists of 10 items. A total of 748 Grade 10 students (365 males and 383 males) from six Basic Education High Schools in Yangon and Bago Regions participated according to random sampling technique. Based on the results, the participants had higher interpersonal intelligence than other intelligences. The results of independent sample t test showed that male students were higher than female students in mathematical and naturalist intelligences and there was no significant difference in student’s self-efficacy by gender. With regard to subject combination, students with science combination (who were majoring in Biology) were higher than students with (science+arts) combination (who were majoring in Economics) in mathematical and naturalist intelligences. The findings of multiple regression analysis revealed that linguistic, mathematical, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal and naturalist intelligences were significant predictors for self-efficacy. Therefore, the findings of this study shed light on the effectiveness of multiple intelligences.