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Allie Kaufman
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Date Posted: 18:32:15 06/19/10 Sat
In reply to:
Dr. M-J
's message, "Assignment #3" on 12:17:50 06/19/10 Sat
Assignment # 3
Intelligence
Before:
I believe that IQ tests can be helpful for some purposes if used with other tests to provide a more complete picture of a person’s intelligence and ability level. I don’t think using one test could ever provide a completely accurate score of a person’s intelligence, especially because intelligence can be defined in so many different ways. I think IQ tests are most useful in diagnosing learning disabilities in children by determining if they are performing at a lower level than their IQ score would indicate. I would take any IQ test results with a grain of salt, just knowing that as with any test, there could be problems with reliability and validity. I don’t think IQ tests are definitive in indicating a person’s intelligence level. I like Spearman’s ideas about intelligence, distinguishing between general intelligence and specialized intelligence, but I would only be about 75% confident in any one intelligence score. I think a composite of observations, achievement tests and intelligence tests would be the best way to measure and predict a person’s intelligence and life-adjustment ability. I am guessing that my own IQ score would be somewhere around 115.
After:
After actually taking the IQ tests, I thought they were frustrating, mostly because so much of what was being tested doesn’t seem to apply to daily life. At this point in my life, having a number to associate with my ability to adjust to the world seems null and void. I think my past success in school is a better predictor of my ability to perform academic tasks, and the fact that I am alive and well shows that I have been able to adjust pretty well to life circumstances, regardless of my ability to complete spatial reasoning tasks.
I enjoyed completing the logic problems because they were like brainteasers and were not too challenging. I also enjoyed using some math skills I haven’t used in years, but I also found myself getting frustrated with the uselessness of some of the knowledge that was being tested. Useless is probably too harsh a word. I know having a logical mind can be very useful, but I don’t know if that is the only way to be intelligent. I enjoyed taking the emotional IQ test the best, probably because people are much more up my alley than logic, analogies, etc.
I was not very surprised by my scores on any of the tests. I don’t know that I found any of those scores to be useful in my life. I have been functioning very well without knowing my IQ. It’s just another number to add to the list…SAT score, GRE score, grades from 17+ years of school, and the list goes on. Just as colleges don’t rely solely on a score to determine whom to accept, I think counselors, teachers, psychologists, etc should rely on more than an IQ score on a piece of paper to determine a person’s intelligence. Well-informed human observation goes a long way.
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