Race and intelligence

an interesting read. Intelligence is a difference factor that can be operationally defined and measured. However, I was shocked not to read anything about the Flynn Effect. I would expect for that to be mentioned somewhere in the article. Considering that intelligence is the most studied subject in psychology and it is likely the best understood construct. The article brought up and interesting and controversy topics such as the gap in race regarding scoring on intelligence testing. There is a…

Intelligence Discrepancies in Criminals and Delinquents It has long been discussed that IQ, or intelligence quotient, is responsible for how well we perform intellectually. Some have argued that it is insignificant, but arguments of its irrelevance are old and have little evidence. In Kurt Vonnegut’s Hocus Pocus, he presents the idea that the prisoners at a nearby correctional facility are more intelligent than the students at a university. As interesting as this may seem, this situation is…

“Grades are given more leniently today than when I was in college.” Visit any major university today and you’re bound to hear a professor say something of the sort. Many professors claim that grade inflation has corrupted our colleges. Students are being rewarded highly for simply adequate work, they proclaim. The truth is grade inflation has never actually been proven; it is more of a theory than a fact. Ask for sources on the subject and you’ll find isolated studies that proudly report college…

Summative Essay Prior to pursuing my undergraduate degree at Dallas Baptist University writing was not a strong suit of mine. Contrary to popular belief, math was always my proffered subject. Unfortunately, I did not encounter Professor Hutchins until the last semester of my undergraduate degree. Although it seemed as though it was too late to repair my writing skills, she still managed to completely reconstruct my way of thinking toward grammar and writing and even my perspective of life.…

out so we can learn from our mistakes. Isn’t that what learning is about, making mistakes, seeing what you did wrong, and then doing it right? To begin this road to a new Educational Paradigm let us start from the perspective of Intelligence. What is real intelligence…

Art Forms of American Education Education is a complicated matter. Children all learn differently, have different passions, different strengths, different goals and learning abilities. Children find things and places they use as escapes from everyday struggles. Education is the process of acquiring knowledge and preparing intellectually for adult life. Having the ability to freely learn skills that children have the most interest in has a benefit for the child and society. The art form of…

What is it about school that always has the student not wanting to go? Besides waking up early in the morning, children don’t really look forward to school. After the first day of class, the hype about being back on educational territory goes down. Teachers and school professionals should stop and ask themselves, why their students seem uninterested in learning? That is exactly what Gerald Graff, a professor at the University of Illinois did. What Graff realized is that “Intellectualism” can be…

The greatest human triumph is human society itself. We are granted with expansive intellect, which we use to continually improve our condition. We are given profound compassion by which we can relay our feelings and experiences to those around us. Humans have a dire need to be accepted, which drives the fortification of community. However, people strengthen their communities until they have a resolute identity, creating an intrinsic exclusiveness within social groups. Ostracism and a lack of…

Learning is the way we take in and understand the world us using our on way of learning. It involves asking question and doing research until you as an individual can get a perfect understanding for yourself as a learner, that 's how I would explain what learning is to someone who hasn 't taken this course. While in this class my views on learning hasn 't been changed that much as result of this class, my views of learning were already developed before taking this class. Growing up in the…

can best use to do this. Not all children are equal in how they learn or express the ideas that they learn and it should be our job to help find that method and allow for the child to use it at its fullest potential. Both the ideas of multiple intelligence and the use of children teaching their peers as an explorative community can help blossom this ability to learn and communicate. You hear time and time again “I’m a visual learner.” or “I’m an auditory learner.” That’s probably true, but not…