Multiple Inteligences.
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Multiple Inteligences.
by Cartoon Head Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:32 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_multiple_intelligences
This is worth reading up on.
The general idea is that while all other concepts move with the times, the IQ test essentially has not, and that there is suggestion of it being a redundant method of measuring intelligence, within an individual.
A more modern idea is that of 'multiple intelligence'....
The theory of multiple intelligences was proposed by Howard Gardner in 1983, to more accurately define the concept of intelligence and address whether methods which claim to measure intelligence (or aspects thereof) are truly scientific.
Gardner's theory argues that intelligence, particularly as it is traditionally defined, does not sufficiently encompass the wide variety of abilities humans display. In his conception, a child who masters multiplication easily is not necessarily more intelligent overall than a child who struggles to do so. The second child may be stronger in another kind of intelligence, and therefore may best learn the given material through a different approach, may excel in a field outside of mathematics, or may even be looking through the multiplication learning process at a fundamentally deeper level that hides a potentially higher mathematical intelligence than in the one who memorizes the concept easily. "The theory suggests that, rather than relying on a uniform curriculum, schools should offer "individual-centered education", with curriculum tailored to the needs of each child." "(This includes working to help students develop the intelligences in which they are weaker.)"
That is the intro...
More here...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_multiple_intelligences
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Gardner
This is worth reading up on.
The general idea is that while all other concepts move with the times, the IQ test essentially has not, and that there is suggestion of it being a redundant method of measuring intelligence, within an individual.
A more modern idea is that of 'multiple intelligence'....
The theory of multiple intelligences was proposed by Howard Gardner in 1983, to more accurately define the concept of intelligence and address whether methods which claim to measure intelligence (or aspects thereof) are truly scientific.
Gardner's theory argues that intelligence, particularly as it is traditionally defined, does not sufficiently encompass the wide variety of abilities humans display. In his conception, a child who masters multiplication easily is not necessarily more intelligent overall than a child who struggles to do so. The second child may be stronger in another kind of intelligence, and therefore may best learn the given material through a different approach, may excel in a field outside of mathematics, or may even be looking through the multiplication learning process at a fundamentally deeper level that hides a potentially higher mathematical intelligence than in the one who memorizes the concept easily. "The theory suggests that, rather than relying on a uniform curriculum, schools should offer "individual-centered education", with curriculum tailored to the needs of each child." "(This includes working to help students develop the intelligences in which they are weaker.)"
That is the intro...
More here...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_multiple_intelligences
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Gardner