Intelligence Critique Essays - Intelligence, Educational Psychology

Intelligence Critique Intelligence Critique The two types of theories that will be critique in this paper will be Sternbergs triarchic of intelligence, and Gardners eight frames of e mind. Intelligence is the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills. Sternbergs triarchic of intelligence states that intelligence comes in three forms analytical intelligence, creative intelligences, and practical intelligence. Analytical intelligence is the way that we study, evaluate, relate, and distinction. Creative intelligence is the way that we are able to create, design, invent, and imagine. Practical intelligence is the way that we are able to apply, implement and how we put these ideas into practice. The theory that is best for determining intelligence would be Gardners eight frames of mind the reason why is that Gardner says that everyone has all eight of this intelligence to some kind of degree. Gardners eight frames of mind would be verbal, mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalist. Gardner seems to think that we learn and process information in different from someone else. Students learn better when they learn in their stronger intelligences. Amy believes that she possess many different types of intelligences according to Gardners the first one would be verbal. Amy can prompt sense to things when it is important to her. The second one would be interpersonal this means that she has the capacity to recognize and relate successfully with others. The third one would be intrapersonal this being able to know oneself. Some of the intelligences that she has according to Sternberg would be to have practical intelligence. One of the pros of using Sternbergs and Gardners of using the multiple of approaches by getting teachers to come up with different approaches to help children to learn on what their intelligence strength. One of the cons would be that these are two newer theories and that they have not developed full. Amy feels that assessing a childs intelligence is not important, because you are labeling that child before the child even has a chance to find out what their strengths, or weakness are. The standard IQ test have many issues with that if a child does not take test well they are going to have a lower IQ, which does not necessarily mean that they are not intelligent. There could be several different things going on with that child that would make them not be able to concentrate on that test. Some examples would be they could have test anxiety, they could be having issues out home, or they could be hungry, or bored all these different situations could have a child test lower on their IQ then what they really are. Amy feels that knowing someones IQ level is really not that important, if I child scores low on an IQ test and is placed in an environment where they are never pushed to reach their full potential. She full believes that doing an IQ test on a child hinders them way more than wh at it will every help them. They could be some pros of being able to find out if a child has a disability through their intelligence, for example Amys nephew has autism Connor is very smart in his own way he loves Thomas the train and he associates his colors according to the colors of his trains. An example of this would be if someone was to ask him what color is the sky he would say Thomas, because Thomas the train is blue, if someone asks him what color is the grass he would say Percy, because Percy the train is green. Connor is very smart although on his IQ test he does not score anywhere to the normal range for his age. Amy feels that telling Connor that he is below average on his IQ test is giving him a pass to not do his best, because no one would accept anything more from him. Having kids tested and then the parents knowing they would never push their child to do more, because they would just accept what the IQ test says. Amy feels that they are so many different ways to be able to see where a child is at in their learning.