The Investigation of Bodily Kinesthetic Intelligence Levels of Secondary School Students

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of 8-week-long basic tennis and table tennis drills on the Bodily Kinesthetic Intelligence (BKI) levels of 156 students aged between 12 and 14 years (75 female and 81 male). The data of the study was collected through Bodily Kinestetic Intelligence scale, a subdimension of Multiple Intelligences Inventory. BKI levels were not different between tennis and table tennis groups. Statistical analysis was conducted based on gender, age groups (12, 13, 14 years) and exercise type. Independent samples T Test revealed that there was no significant difference between the BKI levels of males and females. One way Anova Test revealed that there was significant difference between the BKI levels age groups (12, 13, and 14) in the post test. However, Paired Samples T Test revealed no significant differences between pre-post test results of student's BKI levels. In conclusion, despite the relatively long term (8 weeks) physical activity, the BKI levels did not show significant differences.