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Subject: Re: Assignment #3

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Alicia Scott

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Date Posted: 11:42:19 06/20/10 Sun
In reply to: Tiffany Mosby 's message, "Re: Assignment #3" on 10:31:06 06/20/10 Sun

>>Assignment 3 (Intelligence):
>>
>>Prior to going to the following websites, write down
>>your opinion of IQ testing and you believe your IQ to
>>be. Take the designmated tests for
>>1) Classical IQ test:
>>
>><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.queendom.com/tests/iq/classical_iq_r2_acces">http://www.queendom.com/tests/iq/classical_iq_r2_acces</a>
>s
>>.html
>>2) Culture-fair IQ test:
>>
>><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.queendom.com/tests/access_page/index.htm?id">http://www.queendom.com/tests/access_page/index.htm?id</a>
>R
>>egTest=1112
>>2) Emotional intelligence:
>>
>><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.queendom.com/tests/iq/emotional_iq_r2_acces">http://www.queendom.com/tests/iq/emotional_iq_r2_acces</a>
>s
>>.html
>>
>>Post to the discussion board your opinion of IQ tests,
>>both prior to and after taking the above tests. Did
>>it change during the course of taking the tests? How
>>accurate did you find the tests? How were the results
>>useful to you? What parts of the tests were most
>>challenging for you? (The posting of your scores on
>>these tests is not required.)
>
>
>Personally, I believe IQ tests to be similar to that
>of standardized tests. I do not see were either of
>them are helpful in testing whether you are
>intelligent or not. My feelings about the test did not
>change before or after taking the test.
>
>In order to get a job in some professions a person has
>to take a personality or emotional intelligence test.
>If I had to chose out of the three tests which one I
>found to be most useful it would be the emotional
>intelligence test. In my opinion, this test seemed to
>be the more accurate than the other two. Also, I
>believe counselors and other healthcare providers can
>find the emotional intelligence test helpful with some
>of their patients.

I agree with you Tiffany. I believe tests should be chosen regarding what field that you are going into. I wouldn't expect an Accountant to be required to take an emotional intelligence test in order to measure their abilities, nor do I think that classical intelligence testing be required for jobs such as mechanics. Everyone is intelligent in their own way and their career. I also believe that standardized testing needs an overhaul. It is relied upon too much as an absolute measure however isn't fair to those that know the material, just don't do well in testing situations like that.

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