Jennifer Williams PSYC 220 Salem College Dr. Jacobsen I. General Information Kaufman, J. C. (2009). Intelligent Testing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. This book is predominately about Alan Kaufman and his life’s works on intelligence testing; verbal and non-verbal. The reason I still included this book is because it acknowledges J. C. Raven’s influence on Kaufman’s work, as well as others, in the field of intelligence. Pearson’s Clinical Assessment group https://www.pearsonclinical.com/psychology/products/100000414/ravens-advanced-progressive-matrices-apm.html This website gives more information about the different test kits and manuals available for purchase. It also has list prices for the test, as well as other general information. II. Description McCallum, R. (Ed.). (2017). Handbook of Nonverbal Assessment (Second Ed.). Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-50604-3 This book discusses the context of nonverbal tests. It describes assessments of intelligence, bias, and multicultural aspects within the test context. It also discusses nonverbal assessment of intelligence related abilities; personality, academic skills, behavior, and neuropsychological. This book …show more content…
Up until now, all work on Raven’s Matrices has been based on a correlational analysis of number of correct solutions. Researchers studied attempts by participants to solve problems from Raven’s Matrices under baseline conditions, or accompanied by backward counting or verbal repetition tasks. Researchers found that these conditions show little effect number of items correct, however evidence in solution time measurements reveals an important role in central executive functions, but no evidence for phonological loop involvement. Researchers felt this study held considerable potential for examining related concurrent brain task techniques using the Raven’s
Griffin G. Norvell Putman Hour 4 15th November, 2016 Argument Essay Charlie Gordon was a 38 year-old man with a below average IQ of 68. His teacher for reading, writing, grammar, math, and other subjects, Mrs. Kinnian, had told Charlie's doctors about him. They had asked to meet Charlie, and ran a few tests with him. They talked about an experiment to help Charlie triple his IQ to 204.
2. IQ testing seems a bit more complicated that I once would have thought. How do we measure IQ in such a way that will reliably measure an individual’s intelligence against what they will do in life?
IQ while a good evaluation of a persons ability to solve logic problems is not the epitome of intelligence. If you have IQ with out practical or social intelligence in a significant quantity it wont garner you much success in the world. It needs an addition of that practical or social intelligence in order for you to become exceptionally successful within the world. The examples put forth in the book are of Chris Langan who’s IQ was in the 190 to 200’s range, Terman’s Termites (a group of students with IQ’s of 140+ that Terman followed for his Genetic Studies of Genius.), and Robert Oppenheimer. We also have two differing tests one that touches on just IQ and the other that touches on practical intelligence.
Allen Mangan Section 11 Ms. Cara Dees 10-1-14 Explanatory Synthesis What does it mean to be truly intelligent? Is intelligence simply book smarts, an understanding of facts, or the ability to graduate with honors from a prestigious university? Or is intelligence something much deeper and personal? Authors David Foster Wallace and Mike Rose both address the topic of intelligence in their writing, and they speak to this very question.
Psychoeducational Testing Interviews A special education teacher and mother of three children, one with an intellectual disability of Down syndrome, diagnosed as mild and high functioning, participated in interviews with the author. The interview questions focused on the respondent’s experience and views on psychoeducational testing, which determines a student’s cognitive abilities and academic performance levels that ultimately yields recommendations for instructional planning (Bell, S. M., 2002). In conclusion, the interview includes a reflection of the two interviews through a compare and contrast as well as how the interviewees’ perspective on psychoeducational testing corresponds to the author’s personal and professional roles. Background
“The Wechsler scales, like the Binet and other tests, measure intellectual performance as a multidimensional construct.” ("Wechsler Intelligence Scales,"
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The first tests were made around 2200 B.C. by the ancient Chinese. While Plato and Aristotle did not design tests, they did write on the intellectual differences from person to person. Many of the early tests were spoken. It was not until the late 1800s and early 1900s that test began to become more important. The first intelligence tests were developed in 1904 by Binet and Simon to determine which children were not fit to receive a classical education.
This study was carried out with a small amount of people, in my opinion I think that for a study to be successful it needs a lot more people to base a conclusion on, after the IQ assessment they participated in an interview giving feedback to the clinician, how they felt about the test and how they feel afterwards. To analyze this research Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used, IPA “is to explore in detail how participants are making sense of their personal level and social world. ”(Smith & Osborn, 2007) The study was composed of people between the ages 16- 65, all the participants were given the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale III within the last 6 months, this is a test design to measure intelligence in adults and older adolescents, the test is composed of 15 subtests and provide a full scale IQ and four additional composite score indexes, verbal comprehension Index, perceptual reasoning index, processing speed index and working memory
Showing attentive body language such as facial expressions and gestures are just as important. Effective communication creates a positive atmosphere for learning, ensuring the pupil
In this virtual lab, we were asked to complete an assessment to find developmental strengths and weaknesses. This assessment is comprised of 56 questions that are intended for the adult population. The questions in the assessment are based on eight different categories: linguistic, logical-mathematical, music, body-kinesthetic, spatial, interpersonal-social, interpersonal self, and nature. After taking my assessment, my top three areas of intelligence are social 4.71, musical 4.29, and self at 3.86. I think my results are accurate
Eye contact also plays a vital role in effective communication. There are times when we experience words that come out of our mouth and the ways we communicate through our body language are totally different. In this kind of situation, the receiver has to determine whether to believe verbal or nonverbal message. Regularly the receiver would select the nonverbal as it is more natural and it truly displays the speaker’s true feeling and intention. The gestures such as the way we sit, how fast and how loud we talk and how much eye contact we make send strong messages to the receiver.
The first year of a child’s life is spent communicating entirely through nonverbal means. Infants use every part of their bodies to convey their wants and needs as their parents and early childhood educators respond to meet them. Examples of this are reflexes, such as opening their mouths when hungry. Also, crying and whole body movements to demonstrate feelings. Another way that is interesting in infant nonverbal communication is allowing infants to play with each other.
Intelligence and intelligence testing to this day remain two of the most controversial and criticised topics in the field of psychology. The introduction of intelligence testing into the army’s recruitment procedures caused the limitations and flaws of intelligence testing to be revealed to