Chap 8 - Intelligence Flashcards
Intelligence quotient (IQ)
A score that takes into account a student’s mental & chronological age
Intelligence
The capacity to understand the world, think with rationality, & use resources effectively when faced with challenges
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Fifth Edition (SB5)
A test that consists of a series of items that vary according to the age of the person being tested
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV (WISC-IV)
A test for children that provides separate measures of verbal & performance (nonverbal) skills, as well as a total score
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV)
A test for adults that provides separate measures of verbal & performance (nonverbal) skills, as well as a total score
Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (KABC-II)
A children’s intelligence test permitting unusual flexibility in its administration
Reliability
A quality of tests that measure consistently what they are trying to measure
Validity
A quality of tests that actually measure what they are supposed to measure
Learning disabilities
Difficulties in the acquisition & use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities
Fluid intelligence
intelligence that reflects info processing capabilities, reasoning, & memory
Crystallized intelligence
The store of info, skills, & strategies that people have acquired thru education & prior experiences & thru their previous use of fluid intelligence
Sternberg’s Triarchic theory of intelligence
The belief that intelligence consists of three aspects of info processing: the componential element, the experiential element, & the contextual element
Practical intelligence
According to Sternberg, intelligence that is learned primarily by observing others & modeling their behavior
Emotional intelligence
The set of skills that underlies the accurate assessment, evaluation, expression, & regulation of emotions
Developmental quotient
An overall developmental score that relates to performance in four domains: motor skills, language use, adaptive behavior (such as alertness & exploration), & personal & social skills; designed for infants age 2 to 30 months; Gesell
Bayley Scales of Infant Development
A measure that evaluates an infant’s development from 2 to 42 months; concentrates on mental & motor abilities
Cross-modal transference
The ability to identify, using another sense, a stimulus that has previously been experienced only thru one sense
Achievement test
A test designed to determine a person’s level of knowledge in a given subject area
Aptitude test
A test designed to predict a person’s ability in a particular area or line of work
Least restrictive environment
The setting most similar to that of children without special needs
Mainstreaming
An educational approach in which exceptional children are integrated as much as possible into the traditional educational system & are provided with a broad range of educational alternatives
Full inclusion
The integration of all students, even those with the most severe disabilities, into regular classes & all other aspects of school & community life
Intellectual disability (mental retardation)
A disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning & in adaptive behavior,which covers many everyday social & practical skills
Mild intellectual disability (mild retardation)
Intellectual disability in which IQ scores fall in the range of 50 or 55 to 70
