8 Intelligences Flashcards
is the capacity to understand the world, think rationally, and use resources effectively when faced with challenges.
intelligence
Different development of iq test
- The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test
- The Wechsler Intelligence Scale
used a single number, known as
the intelligence quotient (or
IQ), to represent an individual’s
score on the test.
The Stanford-Binet Intelligence test
(Alfred Binet)
This score was calculated by
dividing the test taker’s mental
age by their chronological age,
and then multiplying this by
100.
The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test
believed that intelligence involved number of different mental abilities,
describing intelligence as “the global capacity of a person to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with his environment” (1939)
David Wechsler, The Wechsler Intelligence Scale
PREREQUISITES FOR
ACCURATE ASSESSMENT
OF INTELLIGENCE:
Reliability, Validity, standardization
is the property by which tests measure consistently what they are trying to
measure.
reliability
is the property by which tests actually
measure what they are supposed to
measure.
validity
-uniform; you cannot change anything.
standardization
What are the theories of intelligences
- Two-Factor Theory
- Fluid and Crystallized Intelligence
represents a person’s mental energy; is
defined and measured by a person’s
performance on various and related
cognitive abilities.
(g factor) general mental ability
refers to specific mental abilities (like
mathematical, mechanical, or verbal skills)
s factor / specific mental abilities
who made the two factor theory
charles spearman
fluid and crystallized intelligence proponent
Raymond Cattell
suggests that intelligence is composed of a number of different abilities that interact and work together to produce
overall individual intelligence.
Cattell-Horn theory of fluid and crystallized intelligence
innate, learned naturally
fluid and crystallized intelligence
He believed that intelligence consists of three aspects: componential
intelligence, experiential intelligence, and contextual intelligence.
Robert Sternberg
intelligence consists of three aspects:
- componential intelligence
- experiential intelligence
- contextual intelligence
Robert Sternberg
He believed that intelligence consists of three aspects:
componential intelligence, experiential intelligence, and contextual intelligence.
Triarchic theory of intelligence
(Analytical Intelligence) reflects the
person’s verbal reasoning ability.
componential intelligence
It is the type of ability that can be measured by standard intelligence tests
and is necessary for acquiring new
information and thinking critically
about them.
componential intelligence
is the type that enables people to
adjust creatively and effectively to
new tasks and situations.
experiential intelligence
This component of intelligence is
also called creative intelligence.
experiential intelligence