| Subject: Re: Assignment #3 |
Author:
Savannah Simpson
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Date Posted: 16:55:17 06/19/10 Sat
In reply to:
Kathryn Milford
's message, "Re: Assignment #3" on 14:54:03 06/19/10 Sat
>Before this lesson, I did not know much about IQ
>testing. In fact, until this assignment, I do not
>recall ever having taken an IQ test. During
>elementary school and high school, I remember taking
>assessment type tests like ITBS (Iowa Tests for Basic
>Skills) or the ACT. In these types of tests as well
>as IQ testing, I feel that the content of the
>questions posed are a good assessment of one’s
>intelligence. However, I have never been fond of
>timed tests. I believe if someone knows the material,
>then they know the material. Just because the
>processing of information might take longer for some
>individuals does not mean they are not intelligent.
>Of course, my feelings contradict the definition of
>intelligence give to us. For the majority of my
>educational career, I have been an A/B student, so I
>would guess my IQ is at least 100 (maybe a little
>higher).
>
>After taking the three different IQ tests, my opinion
>has slightly changed. I believe the classical IQ test
>to be a good assessment of intelligence; however, I
>found it hard to believe that the culture-fair IQ test
>could be a good assessment. The whole test was
>patterns and sequences which I felt only addressed the
>mathematical side of an IQ test. How does that test
>address one’s verbal comprehension? As for the
>emotional intelligence test, I enjoyed taking it.
>Although, I could see how this test might produce
>false results if the test taker is not honest in his
>or her answers. As for me, my results confirmed my
>predictions about my IQ. The hardest test for me was
>the culture-fair IQ test. There were several
>questions where I could not figure out the pattern or
>how to finish the sequence.
I agree with your opinion concerning the cultural IQ test as being a not very good means of measurement. It is also hard for me to understand how using shapes, colors, and different sizes of objects can predict ones IQ. I wonder if they actually use this in many parts of IQ testing? I think the best predictor of all three tests is the classical IQ test as well.
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