Intelligence

What is intelligence and why do we need it?

Is there more than one type of Intelligence?

Howard Gardener: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences is a critique of the standard psychological view of intellect: there is a single intelligence, adequately measured by IQ or other short answer tests. Instead, on the basis of evidence from disparate sources, the theory claims that human beings have a number of relatively discrete intellectual capacities. IQ tests assess linguistic and logical-mathematical intelligence, and sometimes spatial intelligence; and they are a reasonably good predictor of who will do well in a 20th (note: Not necessarily a 21st) century secular school. Humans, however, have several other significant intellectual capacities.

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What do gifted kids look like?

Intro:

Gifted learners are a diverse population that display a wide variety abilities and aptitudes that may or may not be displayed all the time. Considering that broad generalization, there are characteristics that they can have in common.

Good memory

Large vocabulary

High levels of comprehension

Intense feelings, reactions, and sensitivities

Complex and abstract thinking

Intense Focus

Asks deep questions

High levels of curiosity

Thinking that displays complex schematics

Daydreaming

Lively or unorthodox sense of humor

Vivid imagination

Commonly used Definitions of Gifted:

Federal Definition-"The term ‘gifted and talented,” when used with respect to students, children, or youth, means students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in such areas as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services or activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities."

Popular Definitions by Leaders in the Field:

Joseph Renzulli: Gifted behavior occurs when there is an interaction among three basic clusters of human traits: above-average general and/or specific abilities, high levels of task commitment (motivation), and high levels of creativity. Gifted and talented children are those who possess or are capable of developing this composite of traits and applying them to any potentially valuable area of human performance. As noted in the Schoolwide Enrichment Model, gifted behaviors can be found "in certain people (not all people), at certain times (not all the time), and under certain circumstances (not all circumstances)."

References:

Gardner, H., (2017) A Beginner’s Guide to the Theory of Multiple Intelligences (MI) Retrieved from http://multipleintelligencesoasis.org/about/

The National Association for Gifted Children (2017). Definitions of Giftedness. Retrieved from http://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/resources/definitions-giftedness

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