Intelligence, as we know, is something many people would like to possess. Growing up, as children, we are constantly told that we need an education, so schools have become a competition of who can get the best grades. While this pushes some of us to get good grades, it also stresses those who do not. It is not fair to let children believe they are less intelligent just because their grades are not as high as their peers, because intelligence entails so much more. Most of us assume that with intelligence comes benefits such as a good career, money, and bragging rights. This is why people assign so much importance to it. There are hundreds of tests claiming to test a person’s intelligence, and some are widely accepted as true. An example of a …show more content…
Some people do best at solving problems in math, while others may do best at writing poems and stories. In Phyllis Adcock’s article he explains a theory created by Howard Garner on Multiple Intelligences. “Howard Garner’s theory that began with seven Multiple Intelligences in the 1980’s has now evolved to eight. Garner suggested that the brain has many capacities for learning that he called Intelligences” (Adcock, 50). Adcock explains Garner’s eight intelligences as Linguistic, Mathematical, Naturalistic, Spatial, Bodily, Musical, Interpersonal and Intrapersonal. To give a brief description of the most common intelligences, Linguistic Intelligence entails a heightened capacity for using words and language, Mathematical Intelligence entails a heightened capacity for numerical or logical patterns, Bodily Intelligence entails a well-developed skill of physical movement, and Musical Intelligence entails an enhanced capacity to recognize rhythm and patterns. This information from the article shows that intelligence really does contain much more, than people realize. It is also clear to see how everyone learns differently, when observing the different career paths chosen by people. A doctor most likely chose the career because he realized that he excelled in science and math. In contrast, a professional athlete may have excelled the most in sports so he decided to continue …show more content…
Most teachers have a specific way that they prefer to teach, but they need to realize that not all kids learn the way they do. According to Shahzada’s research, “In schools logical and linguistic intelligences are emphasized in teaching. Students who are more developed in other intelligence dimensions are often ignored” (60). This information shows that schools currently cater to students, whose strengths are within the logical and linguistic intelligences, paying little attention to the other intelligences. In effect, a moderate correlation between students whose strengths are linguistic and/or mathematical and high academic achievement has been found (62). In another study, done by Phyllis Adcock, it was found that all students learn better, when their teacher use all 8 multiple intelligence approaches (53). This further demonstrates how grades cannot be used in determining intelligence, when some student’s strengths are being met and others are not. Adding different activities, using multiple types of intelligences, into classrooms may help students enjoy school more and do better in school
Before answering the questions let find out what intelligence test is. It is a test consisting of a series of tasks requiring people to use various verbal and non verbal skills to measure the individual’s intellectual ability. Now that we know what an intelligence test is we can now answer the question better. Three important short comings of intelligence test that have nothing to do with intelligence are: having low motivation or high anxiety which can greatly influence the performance on the test, also IQ test may contain cultural biases in their language and or tasks that may place people of one background above people of another back ground, and members of minority groups may have little experience with this kind of test or may be uncomfortable with examiners of a different ethnic back ground than them (Comer, 2013, pp.107).
Howard Gardner’s theory contains eight main multiple intelligence. As the years have progressed there have taken one out and is left with the main seven. These seven are: Linguistic, Mathematical, Spatial, bodily, Musical, Interpersonal, and Intrapersonal. These are found in everyone; however, each person will excel in one or two. Once teachers can determine what intelligence the students will exceed on and teach to their strengths the student will learn much more.
Since intelligence is usually judged in IQ tests or just tests in school, many individuals are claimed to have average or little intelligence. They struggle in school, trying to learn math, English, reading; but they may excel in other places like sports, music, or relationships. This is where Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences comes into play. He proposed that there are eight forms of intelligence, possibly more. The two that are seen in school often are Logical-Mathematical and Linguistic-Verbal. The people who excel at these are seen as geniuses and are thought to do very well in life. The others that don’t do well in those two may be better at one of the other six.
Hector evidently performs well in courses such as pre-calculus and economics that involve computation and concrete or black-and-white operations. Traditional theories of intelligence do not account for the ambiguity of classes such as philosophy or for the wide range of interests a child can have. For example, contemporary theories such as Sternberg’s Theory of Intelligence and Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences both account for more than the general intelligence accounted for in traditional intelligence theories.
According to Ben Michaelis, a person 's intelligence is not measured by how well they perform academically, but by how well they adapt to their situations and environment (Michaelis). The idea that students who attain outstanding grades in school are more intellectual than students who receive poor grades is unfair to all students. In 1983, Dr. Howard Gardner identified different types of intelligence, including interpersonal intelligence, intrapersonal intelligence, and musical intelligence (Fiero), so to assume that a person is unintelligent based on poor academic performance is unreasonable. In the article, “What Does it Mean To Be Smart?”, the author gives an example of a woman named Angie to demonstrate that academic intelligence is not the main indication of someone’s overall intelligence (Michaelis). Although she did not excel in an academic setting, she had the ability to adapt to her circumstances and capitalize on her talents and interests to create a successful career for herself (Michaelis). In order to start embracing the different forms of intelligence, society, as a whole, needs to eliminate its fixed mindset about what intelligence
Throughout history, psychologists have made hundreds of attempts to define intelligence and measure it precisely. However, none of these attempts have been accepted by all because Intelligence is so broad. Intelligence has been defined by many things, by Weschler, who made the most used psychological test today, as “the global capacity of a person to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with his environment.” However, while he may have created the most successful test, his definition is not the only definition of intelligence, for psychologists such as Gardner, believed that there was more than just knowledge to intelligence, and Sternberg, who defined intelligence as “mental activity directed toward purposive adaptation to, selection and shaping of, real-world environments relevant to one’s life.” Intelligences has been measured in a variety of ways throughout psychologists, however because intelligence is such a broad concept, there is no single definition and method of testing it.
Howard Gardner used to define intelligence as “the ability to solve problems or to create products that are valued within one or more cultural settings” (Gardner 33). The modern day human being would most likely include the words “smart” and “dumb” in their definition of intelligence. Gardner questioned the belief of only one intelligence so he created his own theory that involved seven different discoveries. He didn’t want to call these discoveries “skills” or “talents” or gifts” because those all suggested a drawback so he decided on the word “intelligence,” creating his theory of multiple intelligences (Gardner 33). Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences including, linguistic, logical/mathematical, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, spatial, intrapersonal and interpersonal, has many implications for modern education and culture.
Howard Gardner is the “John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Adjunct Professor of Neurology at the Boston University School of Medicine, and Senior Director of Harvard Project Zero” (Gardner bio, Multiple Intelligences and Education, MI Theory, and Project Zero). As director of Project Zero, it provided and environment that Gardner could begin the exploration of human cognition (Multiple Intelligences and Education). Project Zero colleagues have been designing assessment and the use of multiple intelligences (MI) to realize more personalized curriculum, instruction, and teaching methods; and the quality of crossing traditional boundaries between academic disciplines or schools of thought in education (Gardner bio). MI theories offer tools to educators that will allow more people to master learning in an effective way and to help people “achieve their potential at the workplace, in occupations, and in the service of the wider world” (Gardner papers).
In today's society, intelligence quotient is still very important. What is intelligence? In the dictionary, it defines the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills. In my family, adults always compare all the children who are smarter. Sometime they judge people with a simple test. For example, one time my cousin who got the highest English test in his school, all my aunts and uncles include my parent think he is the smartest person in the family. Can a simple intelligence test tell you how smart are you? I think the answer will be unknown because some of the test can help people, but some cannot. Most of people love to do the different intelligence tests. People are still believed in a person with higher IQ score must be smart. People can do many intelligence tests online, but they only care about what the score they can get. If the score is low, then they will think the test is not accurate, however, when the score is high they will believe the test is really testing their IQ. I think the most important question is how we measure the intelligence to help people understand what we are capable with. Now, I will provide a brief history of intelligence test, what are some good and bad things about intelligence test, and the proper and improper ways using intelligence test.
Many times in our society intelligence is judged by test scores, careers, and success. Although these methods of measuring intelligence are not always accurate they are still used. IQ tests are given to people and the scores on these tests are supposed to reflect the level of intelligence a person has. What makes these tests so accurate? What about intelligent people who do not take tests well? They may become nervous and may not work well under pressure.
Gardner believes that all people excel in at least one category of intelligence. However, he cautions teachers using the multiple intelligence approach in the classroom: “Do not label kids as ‘spatial, but not linguistic’ or, for that...
One of the most definitive things ever said regarding the nature of intelligence was that intelligence is whatever IQ tests measure. The IQ test has been in use throughout the 20th century and serves as an accepted measure of a person’s intelligence. It is used by institutions such as schools and the army to screen people’s level of intelligence and decisions are made based on that. The IQ test consists of a series of questions regarding certain skills such as vocabulary, mathematics, spatial relations. The scores that a person gets on these tests depend on the amount of questions that a person answers correctly. The actual score that a person gets is dependant on how others in that age group do on those particular questions.
One can say that a person with a good combination of analytical, practical and creative intelligence is inclined to perform better in most pursuits in life. These types of intelligence are the key to underlying skills and abilities that will direct us to competent, accomplishing and productive life. For instance, as a chief executive officer, a top-ranking corporate position, who is responsible for running the company and often the company 's president, he may possess one or two of these types of intelligence. He may be analytical, defined as a traditional belief of intelligence that involves abstract and logical thinking, strategizing and focused attention (Sternberg), because he utilizes his knowledge to outline his goals for the business
Howard Gardner, a professor at Harvard, introduced his theory of multiple intelligences in 1983. Multiple intelligence’s is a theory about the brain that says human beings are born with single intelligence that cannot be changed, and is measurable by a psychologist. Gardner believes that there are eight different intelligences in humans. The eight are verbal linguistic, visual spatial, bodily kinesthetic, mathematical logic, musical, intrapersonal, interpersonal, and naturalist. Understanding these intelligence’s will help us to design our classroom and curriculum in a way that will appeal to all of our students. We might also be able to curve discipline problems by reaching a student in a different way. One that will make more sense to them and more enjoyable. We can include all of the intelligences in lessons to accommodate all of the students’ different learning styles at once. By reaching each students intelligence we can assume that a student will perform better which, could mean students retaining more important information. A students learning style can also help lead them into a more appropriate career direction. As a teacher you can also learn your own personal learning style or intelligence to help improve the way you learn and teach.
The Oxford Dictionary defines intelligence as “the ability acquire and apply knowledge and skills.” Many people are born naturally intelligent, able to grasp and understand concepts easily, with little work. In children, it is easy to separate those born with higher intellectual ability from the rest, because they easily excel in learning. This skill is often lost by those born with it, and through a great deal of work others attain it. In order for an individual to have true intelligence into her adult years, she must foster what gifts she is given, and strive to better her self academically. Even as early as elementary school, many who are born with natural talent begin to fall behind intellectually. These students are often not