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 * [|Resources for Testing and Intelligence Unit Here]**

Testing and Intelligence Objectives

Essential Questions on Intelligence and Testing: 1. What is intelligence and how is it measured? 2. How is intelligence viewed differently by individuals/cultures? 3. What do intelligence test scores really mean? 4. To what extent are there different kinds of intelligence?

Key Terms/People to know for this unit: //intelligence, intelligence test, general intelligence (g), factor analysis, savant syndrome, creativity, emotional intelligence, mental age, Stanford-Binet, intelligence quotient (IQ), achievement test, aptitude test, group test, individual test, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), reification, standardization, normal curve, reliability, validity, content validity, predictive validity, split-half reliability, equivalent form reliability, test-retest reliability, face validity,content validity, criterion-related validity, concurrent validity, predictive validity, construct validity, cohort, crystallized intelligence, fluid intelligence, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, heritability, stereotype threat, Charles Spearman (general intelligence), L.L. Thurstone (7 clusters of primary mental abilities), Howard Gardner (theory of 8 Intelligences), Robert Sternberg (Three Intelligences: Analytical, Creative, Practical), 5 components of creativity (Sternberg), Daniel Goleman: Emotional intelligence (is it intelligence?), Lewis Terman (innate IQ), Albert Binet, genetics and environment influence on intelligence, bias, The Flynn Effect, stereotype effect//

After reviewing mid-term...... = Day 1: What is intelligence? How is it determined? Can a person's intelligence change over time? = **Practice Intelligence Test** [|Try this one for yourself and check your answers]
 * Activity 1: Do Now:**

Reflection: 1. How would you feel if this test was used as a standardized intelligence test?

2. Is this intelligence test fair? Why or why not?

3. What have you learned from taking this test in terms of how non-middle-class individuals might feel about typical standardized tests?


 * What IS intelligence? What is being measured on this test?**
 * If you believed you had a low IQ, how would that impact your life?**


 * Discuss!**

- Are intelligent people always successful in life? - Where does intelligence come from? - To what extent are intelligence tests reliable and valid? - Do you agree that there are certain types of intelligence that are more important for future success than others? (Emotional, Linguistic, Mathematical, Logical, Street Smarts etc........) Think of examples to justify your response.
 * Activity 2:**
 * Introduce Other questions for today:**


 * Activity 3: [|Presentation on Testing and Intelligence]**

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 * Activity 4: Controversy of Intelligence Crash Course: The Crash Course Videos should be used as a review.**

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 * Crash Course on Testing:**

What About Emotional Intelligence? If you're interested, here's a video summarizing Daneil Goleman's Theory on emotional intelligence. There are ways to boost your emotional intelligence! media type="youtube" key="n6MRsGwyMuQ" width="560" height="315"
 * 5. Additional Materials for review:**

And here's an additional video expanding on how to become emotionally intelligent: media type="youtube" key="6l8yPt8S2gE" width="560" height="315"

What is the History of Intelligence Testing? What was the initial purpose of intelligence testing? Today? [|Read this to find out more]

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 * Robert Sternberg: Why Standardized Testing Fails:**

[|Read about the following study on the topic]
 * Are Intelligence Tests Culturally/Socioeconomically Biased?**


 * [|Five Experts Discuss Whether or Not It Is Possible to Improve Your Intelligence]**


 * Wrap Up: Discuss questions for the day. You must respond to ONE these questions on the AP Psychology Classroom. Also, in your post, you must post a link to extra material that is not already on this site or in your book to add to the conversation about testing and intelligence.**

- Are intelligent people always successful in life? - Where does intelligence come from? - To what extent are intelligence tests reliable and valid? - Do you agree that there are certain types of intelligence that are more important for future success than others? (Emotional, Linguistic, Mathematical, Logical, Street Smarts etc........) Think of examples to justify your response.

Finish reading the textbook section on testing and intelligence (pp385-417)
 * HW:**

Optional extra review: Go through the lectures below. Be sure to take notes and try to answer the questions for today based on what you have learned.

Also, prep for practice FRQs next class.

Go through the notes in the link below and review your textbook material to help you answer the questions for the day [|Testing and Individual Differences: Wikinotes]

Here are some lectures from another AP Psych teacher, Amanda Rice, who explains the concepts for this unit very well. Be sure to pause and take notes as you watch. Introduction: media type="youtube" key="xAwO1fZPxDs" width="560" height="315"media type="youtube" key="mco915wVevo" width="560" height="315" media type="youtube" key="ioRt4aS6ib4" width="560" height="315"
 * Optional Extra Review:**

Assessing Intelligence: media type="youtube" key="KP9UGFjVte4" width="560" height="315"media type="youtube" key="idLVlUqzqVI" width="560" height="315" media type="youtube" key="My-nt5wDLm4" width="560" height="315"

Extremes of Intelligence: media type="youtube" key="gSFcBqVIJp0" width="560" height="315"media type="youtube" key="qNSxCZA2xBM" width="560" height="315"

= Day 2: Testing and Intelligence cont. =

Apply knowledge of psychological research in answering the following questions about intelligence tests and scores.
 * Practice FRQ 1: **
 * Explain why norms for standardization of intelligence tests are periodically updated.
 * To what extent do you agree that there are multiple intelligences? (you must explain a theory of multiple intelligences in your response and whether or not you agree with this theory and why)
 * Robert and Maya are having an argument about whether intelligence tests are biased. Robert thinks they are but Maya insists they are not. How can they both be right?

Review Responses.

What is the value of different types of standardized tests? Read through the articles below **OR find some on your own!** and prepare to discuss with the class: [|Daily Mail Article] [|New York Times] [|Science] [|The Smartest Kids and How They Got That Way]
 * Current Events Articles on IQ/Aptitude and Achievement testing: **


 * Further Discussion:** Today, high school AND college education seems to be very heavily reliant on testing (IB/AP Exams, Final Exams, SAT, ACT etc..) Do you think this should be the case? Why or why not?

[|SATs shouldn't matter (PBS Newshour)]

How/why SHOULD aptitude tests be changed? media type="custom" key="24877282"

Should student's be allowed to opt out of standardized tests? media type="youtube" key="x5MXr6aEGpc" width="560" height="315"

[|Should Schools get rid of Final Exams?]

How does this video illustrate how student background may put them at a disadvantage when taking IQ tests? media type="custom" key="24876924"

[|One story about Duke University]
 * How are Universities changing the way they organize their curriculums to actually prepare students for future success?**

1. What is intelligence and how is it measured? 2. How is intelligence viewed differently by individuals/cultures? 3. What do intelligence test scores really mean? 4. To what extent are there different kinds of intelligence? Be sure you are familiar with the theories of Howard Gardner, Robert Sternberg and Charles Spearman
 * Review Unit Questions in Class discussion:**


 * [|Quiz #2!]**

Study for exam **next class!**

[|Psychological Testing Study Guide]

[|Intelligence Practice Online Multiple Choice Test]

= Day 3: Exam =