Intelligence by Evelia Reyes

Intelligence

Definition

The ability to learn and accomplish new and different tasks

Theories

Spearman's g

Gardner

Stenberg

Cattell's

Components

Learning Ability

Prior Knowledge

Interaction/Coordination

Adaptive

Children and intelligence

Heredity

Environmental

Experiences

Questions/Critiques

Relied too heavily on traditional intelligence tests

IQ scores interpreted out of context

Tests focus on skills that are in mainstream Western culture

Test ovelook dispositions and metacognitive strategies as important contributors to intellectual functioning

Priority on assessing current intelligence than on developing future intelligence