Day 13 - Introduction to Language and Intelligence

Learning Targets - Students will be able to

• Define and describe the concept of measured intelligence
• Identify how multiple intelligences are tested
• Evaluate the arguments regarding the value of tested intelligence made by researchers 

Opener - What does the acronym "I.Q." stand for?  What do those two words mean?




  Activity #1 - Mini-Lecture - Introduction to Intelligence and Language

• Intelligence — the ability to think, to learn from experience, to solve problems, and to adapt to new situations.
• Are there multiple intelligences?
• How do you measure it?
• What does it mean or predict?
• Can someone increase or decrease their own level of measured intelligence?
• Studies have produced mixed findings to each of these questions.
• How well does an IQ score predict success in life?
• Education, income, crime, life expectancy and reported happiness

• Language - a system of communication that uses symbols in a regular way to create meaning. Language gives us the ability communicate our intelligence to others by talking, reading, and writing.

Activity #2 - Take 15 minutes and answer the questions from the mini-lecture.  Afterward, share and compare with your neighbor.  We'll then move on to sharing as a class.

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