Posts Tagged ‘intelligence’

What’s Your Intelligence Type?

About twenty-five years ago, Dr. Howard Gardner came up with a new theory about intelligence. He proposed that people were much more complex than what could be revealed in an IQ test or any other standardized testing model. He argued that different people have different strengths (i.e. intelligence types).

Before this time, it was generally believed that intelligence was a single entity that was inherited. Today, most researchers believe the… » Continue

May 30 2007 | By Kim | Tagged: education, intelligence, learning | 22 comments»

To Cognate or Metacognate - Which is Smarter?

Not exactly words you use every day, but we do apply cognition and metacognition every time we are asked a question.

Cognition is knowing something, like the answer in a test, while metacognition is knowing whether you know the answer or not. So which is more important? To know the answer or to know that you don’t?
Unless you’re taking a test or playing Jeopardy, metacognition is more important to success… » Continue

February 6 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: decision-making, intelligence | 2 comments»

Believing You Can Get Smarter Makes You Smarter

Intelligence is found as malleable than fixed.

Even better, psychologist Aronson has found out if people learned about IQ’s malleability, they will become smarter than the ones without learning about this message.

Several other researchers used this and applied to a research with seventh-grade students, and the results prove for itself:

… Indeed, students who were members of vulnerable groups (e.g., those who previously thought that intelligence cannot change, those who had… » Continue

November 14 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: intelligence, smart | 3 comments»