I am more than my Act score. That score, which is a form of standardizes test, offers only a small snapshot of my skills. The VARK, Multiple intelligence assessments, Myers Briggs personality profile actually provide more info. In some respects, my scores match other students, but still, I have a unique personality.
What is intelligence? Since the early days of humanity, man has tried to define intelligence; from the time of Plato and Socrates to the 21st century people are still trying to define intelligence. There are many definitions of intelligence, according to Oxford Dictionaries, intelligence means: “The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills”( “Intelligence”), and Cambridge Dictionaries Online defines intelligence as …show more content…
There are many tests that measure intelligence but the most common are Standardized Test or the Act, which only scores one’s English, Mathematic, Reading, and Science skills. The ACT might score people’s intelligence but does not show their personality or the way they think and learn. There are test that do measure these attributes and they are; the VARK, the Multiple Intelligence Assessments and the Myers Briggs Personality Test.
“A standardized test is any form of test that (1) requires all test takers to answer the same questions, or a selection of questions from common bank of questions, in the same way, and that (2) is scored in a “standard” or consistent manner, which makes it possible to compare the relative performance of individual students or groups of students” (“Standardized Test”). This is how The Glossary of Education Reform defines Standardized test. The first of these test were created at the beginning of the 20th century by Alfred Binet, later called the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale was intended to correctly place children in their suitable educational settings. It can help determine the level of intelligence and cognitive capabilities in …show more content…
The Theory of Multiple Intelligence is how Howard Gardner explains intelligence, Gardner categorized it into eight different parts: Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Math & Logical, Linguistic, Naturalistic, Visual, Musical, and Kinesthetic In my Class there were: twelve Interpersonal, fourteen Intrapersonal, four Math & Logical, six Linguistic, two Naturalistic, thirteen Visual, four Musical, and fifteen Kinesthetic, number of students who chose this as a top intelligence out of respondents. My scores were twenty-three logical, twenty-four interpersonal, twenty-four intrapersonal, twelve musical, twenty-four visual/spatial, twenty-two naturalistic, nineteen Kinesthetic, and twenty-two Linguistic. I think these scores fit perfectly with my career in robotics
What is intelligence? Since the early days of humanity, man has tried to define intelligence; from the time of Plato and Socrates to the 21st century people are still trying to define intelligence. There are many definitions of intelligence, according to Oxford Dictionaries, intelligence means: “The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills”( “Intelligence”), and Cambridge Dictionaries Online defines intelligence as …show more content…
There are many tests that measure intelligence but the most common are Standardized Test or the Act, which only scores one’s English, Mathematic, Reading, and Science skills. The ACT might score people’s intelligence but does not show their personality or the way they think and learn. There are test that do measure these attributes and they are; the VARK, the Multiple Intelligence Assessments and the Myers Briggs Personality Test.
“A standardized test is any form of test that (1) requires all test takers to answer the same questions, or a selection of questions from common bank of questions, in the same way, and that (2) is scored in a “standard” or consistent manner, which makes it possible to compare the relative performance of individual students or groups of students” (“Standardized Test”). This is how The Glossary of Education Reform defines Standardized test. The first of these test were created at the beginning of the 20th century by Alfred Binet, later called the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale was intended to correctly place children in their suitable educational settings. It can help determine the level of intelligence and cognitive capabilities in …show more content…
The Theory of Multiple Intelligence is how Howard Gardner explains intelligence, Gardner categorized it into eight different parts: Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Math & Logical, Linguistic, Naturalistic, Visual, Musical, and Kinesthetic In my Class there were: twelve Interpersonal, fourteen Intrapersonal, four Math & Logical, six Linguistic, two Naturalistic, thirteen Visual, four Musical, and fifteen Kinesthetic, number of students who chose this as a top intelligence out of respondents. My scores were twenty-three logical, twenty-four interpersonal, twenty-four intrapersonal, twelve musical, twenty-four visual/spatial, twenty-two naturalistic, nineteen Kinesthetic, and twenty-two Linguistic. I think these scores fit perfectly with my career in robotics