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Subject: Re: Assignment #3

Author:
Angelica Woods

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Date Posted: 10:05:12 06/21/10 Mon
In reply to: Brennan C Sweeney 's message, "Re: Assignment #3" on 07:45:57 06/21/10 Mon

Yes, after a while, it did get boring, especially taking all three back to back. We're in the same boat about having a lower ACT score, but higher grades. Thanks God, the world of academia does not rely too heavily on the tests! :)

>>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.)
>Assignment 3
>
>I have a few ideas about IQ tests:
>1. I feel that these tests fail to provide completely
>accurate results. These test do not take into account
>a person�s ability to take tests. I remember when I
>was in high school and everyone started to take the
>ACT tests it became apparent that I was not a great
>test taker. In class I would receive a higher grade
>but than a particular person but on the ACT would
>score lower. It seemed unfair somehow because even
>though I had worked all year to get that grade I took
>one tests and it was equally important as my years
>worth of work for college admission. I think that in
>order for these tests to be accurate they must tests
>different learning and thought processing styles.
>
>2. I do not feel that these tests take into account
>all kinds of intelligence. I do not think testing my
>ability to correctly choose analogies or pick the next
>shape in a pattern has much to do with my real life
>skills. For instance if the tests took into account
>my ability to administer first aid to an injured child
>I would do great! I feel that in order for these
>tests to truly have validity they must take the
>individual into account. Many people do not have the
>opportunities to gain specific intellectual knowledge
>but they may have the ability to if they had the
>chance.
>
>3. I do however feel as an educator that these tests
>can be used in as one resource for the teacher. Along
>with all of the students other records and samples of
>student work teachers can combine this and see where
>the students strengths and weaknesses are. Even if
>all the teacher finds out is that the student does
>super well on his class work but seems to not do as
>well on the tests. This tells me as a teacher that I
>may want to adjust my assessment methods for this
>particular student.
>
>After taken the IQ tests I do not feel very
>differently about IQ testing. I feel that in the
>first tests the classical IQ tests I was most familiar
>with the context. Because I have taken the GRE and
>other standardized tests I knew before what my outcome
>would be and I was accurate. I think this is another
>issue is that once a person knows how well he or she
>will probably do they are not likely to put in that
>much effort to do better.
>
>On the second tests the culture fair tests I was not
>as interested in the content. I felt that once I
>started to feel I was getting some of the answers
>wrong I just stopped trying. I know that this happens
>to lots of people and it can be very hard to come back
>from that negative outlook.
>
>In the third tests the emotional tests I found to be a
>little more interesting. I liked that it was not a
>one answer is correct kind of tests. However, I feel
>on tests like this it is easier to answer in a way
>that you would like to think you are versus how you
>really are.

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