Understanding Intelligence: Assessment, Testing & Types

1. What defines Intelligence?

2. Cognitive Revolution

3. Thinking and Problem Solving • Left-brain vs. Right Brain… • Appropriate limits of the problem • Develop strategies • Evaluate outcomes • Restructure outcomes in the future

4. Expertise • Age vs. Life experiences • A combination of both is highly necessary!! • Subjective vs. Objective… • Is deciding of something is a “good” or “bad” life experience entirely up to US?

5. Measuring Intelligence • Reliability – consistency of results over time • Validity – does the assessment/study accurately focus or reflect on your purpose? • Construct Validity – TOOLS used • Predictive Validity – compare to REAL life • Internal Validity – compare variables within • External Validity – compare to results outside of the study; to another study. • How does this affect intelligence testing for children or adolescents?

6. Limitations to Intelligence Testing: Validity and Reliability • Sample population • Demographic • Size • Familiarity of the acceptable language within that community • Parents and other influences • Test setting

7. Limitations to Intelligence Testing: Validity and Reliability • Individual test performance vs. overall (population) performance • Item Analysis (Test Questions) • Formatting • Time • Difficulty • Errors and questions of little value • Using examples that test taker can relate to

8. Standardization • Scoring is the same for every application of that assessment. • Administration is the same of the exam for every application of that assessment.

9. Mental age – your ability in comparison to others; performance age • Chronological age – actual age in number of years

10. Intelligence: Normal Distribution

11. Weschler Intelligence Test

12. A Three Level Theory of Intelligence • Analytical intelligence • academic problem-solving; having a single correct answer • Creative intelligence • adapting to new situations and creating new ideas • Practical intelligence • required for everyday tasks; multiple solutions

13. Emotional Intelligence • The ability to identify, assess, and control the emotions of oneself, others or groups.

14. HOWARD GARDNERA developmental psychologist who focused on intelligence types that assist in career performance and development. • Verbal • Mathematical • Visual-Spatial • Bodily-kinesthetic • Musical • Interpersonal • Intrapersonal • Naturalistic

15. http://Test Your Ability

16. First Response to a problem; direct relation to your level of intelligence • Problem-focused coping • Ex: you have an argument with your boss and your immediate reaction is to reflect and then approach he/she to see how you both can solve the issue. • Emotion-focused coping • Ex: you have an argument with your boss and your immediate reaction is to say “I quit,” leave work without telling anyone, and indulge in a negative behavior(s). EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE