Intelligence History of IQ Tests Sir Francis Galton

Intelligence

History of IQ Tests Sir Francis Galton Studied based on their success and accomplishments Intelligence is inherited Modern Intelligence Testing Alfred Binet Published the first useful intelligence test in 1905 Binet’s scale to measure child’s mental age

Henry Goddard Translated Binet test into English Lewis Terman Stanford-Binet scale in 1916 Intelligence quotient for adults Mental age/chronological age X 100

Case Study: Ellis Island – American Immigrants Dr. Goddard and Dr. Howard Andrew Knox Early 20 th Century “Culture-Free” Intelligence Tests John T. E. Richardson

History of IQ Tests David Wechler Intelligence test for adults called WAIS New scoring system on normal distribution (bell curve) Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory Culture Experience Cognition – practical, analytical, creative

History of IQ Tests Emotional Intelligence The ability to perceive and express emotion, assimilate emotion in thought, understand reason with emotion and regular emotion 1980 s

IQ Clicker Test

Discussion: If you do badly on the IQ test, you are unintelligent What kinds of questions are on the test? What sorts of questions are missing?

Class Intelligence Verbal/Linguistic Logic/Math Music/Rythmic Body/Kinesthetic Visual/Spatial Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalist

Station Activity Exploring Multiple Intelligences!

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