Module 64 Kimmy, Katie, Krystal pd2

Target: Describe how and why the genders differ in mental ability scores Question What two of the five senses do you think girls are more sensitive to then boys ?

Target: Describe how and why the genders differ in mental ability scores Question What two of the five senses do you think girls are more sensitive to then boys ? Answer Taste and touch

Differences of Girls and Boys Compared with the anatomical and _______________ similarities between man and woman are differences are minor In a 1932 testing of Scottish 11 year olds for example girls average intelligence score was and boys As ____ is concerned(General intelligence, general intelligence factors that according to Spearman and others underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on a intelligent test) Is concerned boys and girls, men and women, all the same species

Differences continued Girls are better spellers, more verbally fluent, Better at locating objects, better at detecting emotions, and more sensitive to touch, taste and _______ Boys outperform girls in test of spatial ability and complex_______ problems, though in math consumption and overall math performance boys and girls hardly differ In Spatial ability test the solution requires speedily routing three- dimensional objects in one’s mind For today’s usage fitting suitcases into a car trunk,playing chess or doing certain types of _____________ problems

Racial and Ethnic similarities and differences Feeling the group differences debate are two other disturbing but agreed upon facts The first one is __________ groups differ in their average intelligence test scores The ___________ one is high scoring people and groups are more likely to contain high levels of education and income Social group differences provide little basis for juggling individuals worldwide women outlive men by 4 years, but knowing only that you are a male Or female won’t tell us much about how long you will live

Race Race is not a ______________ define biological category Some scholars argue that there is a reality to race, noting that there is a genetic markers for race ( Continent of your ancestry ) There are medical rest such as skin cancer and high blood pressure which varies by race People self ______________ with the given race and behavior also varies by race

School and culture When ______and ______have a receive the same Knowledge they exhibit similar information processing skills Educational policies such as kindergarten attendance, school discipline, and instructional time per year predict natural differences and intelligence and knowledge tests For example Asian students outperform __________American students on math achievement and aptitude test Asian students also attend school 30% more days for year and spend much more time in and out of school studying math

School and culture matter continued Black and white after they graduate from college From 8 th grade to the early high school years, the average aptitude tests score of the __________ increase while that of Blacks decrease creating an gap that reaches it’s widest point at about the time that you high school students take college Admission tests During college the _______ scores increase more than four times as much as those of their counterparts,thus greatly decreasing the aptitude gap

Bias or Not Intelligence test inappropriately biased? If one assumes that race is a meaningful concept, the debate over race differences and intelligence divided into three camps, note Earl Hunt and Jerry _______________ One is there are genetically disposed race differences in intelligence Second there are socially influenced race differences in intelligence Third there are race differences in test scores but,the tests are inappropriate or biased

Two meaning bias The ___________ meaning of bias its scientific meaning is different And hinges on a test ‘s validity on whether it predict future behavior only for some groups of test takers For example if the SAT exam accurately predicted the college achievement of woman but not that of men, then the test would be biased

Test takers expectations We have seen that our expectations and attitudes can influence our perceptions and behaviors and we find this effect in ___________ testing With Claude Steele and Joshua Aronson, ___________also observed this self-fulfilling stereotype threat with black students Stereotype threat~ a self conforming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype

Test Who have similar goals for test of mental abilities Should be three fold First we should realize the benefits Alfred Binet Foresaw to enable schools to recognize who might profit most from early interventions Second, we must remain alert to Binet’s fear that intelligence test scores may be misinterpreted as literal measures of a person’s worth and _____________ Third, we must ________________ that the competence that general intelligence test sample is important, it helps enabled success in some life paths But it reflects only one aspect of personal competence

Exit ticket Why do school and culture matter ?