Intelligence: Limits and Growth PDF

The limits of Intelligence THRIVING What is your view? 1. Your intelligence is 2. You can learn new things, something you can’t but you can’t really change change very much. how intelligent you are. 3. No matter how 4. You can always intelligent yo...

The limits of Intelligence THRIVING What is your view? 1. Your intelligence is 2. You can learn new things, something you can’t but you can’t really change change very much. how intelligent you are. 3. No matter how 4. You can always intelligent you are, you substantially change how can still change a bit. intelligent you are.  What is intelligence? What are the characteristics of someone you consider to be intelligent? Are they intelligent? Albert Einstein Nobel prize winning physicist Beyoncé Grammy award winning artist Today’s learning goals Understand the ways in which we define and measure 01 intelligence Explore the limitations of intelligence and intelligence testing 02 Consider the role of mindsets on intelligence and broader success  01 Intelligence Understanding theories, uses, and limitations g: general intelligence Theory that each Mechanical Logical person possesses a certain amount g of general Spatial intelligence Arithmetical Jensen, 1998; Spearman, 1927  Intelligence as a few Basic Abilities Two types of intelligence: Crystallized: Factual knowledge Fluid: The ability to think on the spot https://kids.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frym.2014.00001 Cattell, 1987; Deary, 2000; Fry & Hale, 2000; Geary, 2005 An Integrated Model of Intelligence The three-stratum theory of intelligence (Carroll, 1993, 2005) Intelligence Tests Based on observable behavior on a variety of cognitive tasks Give IQ scores (M = 100, SD = 15) IQ predicts… Grades & Educational Occupational Test Scores Attainment Success Geary, 2005 Jencks, 1979 Sackett et al., 2008  Multiple intelligence theory Musical Musician, Composer Visual-spatial Artist, Engineer Can you Bodily-kinesthetic Dancer, Athlete think of an example for Interpersonal Teacher each type? Intrapersonal Novelist, Therapist Verbal-linguistic Poet, Speaker Naturalistic Biologist Logical-mathematical Mathematician, Scientist Gardner, 1983  Learning Styles Idea that students have different strengths and will benefit most from matching types of instruction But, this doesn’t help! Best to get information in multiple modalities. ©OakLearners Kaufman, 2018 Can we get smarter? Yes! Neuroplasticity allows our brains to grow and adapt to new environments Rats in enriched environments have more interconnected brains and learn better à Juraska et al., 1984 Can we get smarter? Challenging your brain makes it stronger London taxi drivers increase brain volume in spatial areas Maguire et al., 2000 02 Mindsets What they are why they matter Intelligence can Intelligence is be developed static PERTS  Belief affects performance 1. 10 matrix problems Everyone told they did well “You must “You must have worked No feedback be smart” hard” 2. 10 problems All told they did poorly 3. 10 more problems Mueller & Dweck, 1998  What would a growth mindset culture look like at Hamilton? Success takes time & hard work Remember the power of “…yet” Wrap Up Intelligence matters, but not as much as many believe. Your confidence in your ability to grow and the hard work you put in can be even more important in determining success. Tuesday: Learning and Memory (read textbook chapters); RA #3 due