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Twelve Interesting Facts about Intelligence 1. IQ is associated with some simple abilities. 2. School attendance correlates with IQ. 3. IQ is not influenced by birth order. 4. IQ is related to breast-feeding. 5. IQ varies by birth date. 6. IQ evens out with age
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Twelve Interesting Facts about Intelligence 7. Intelligence is plural, not singular. 8. IQ is correlated with head size. 9. Intelligence scores are predictive of real-world outcomes. 10. Intelligence depends on context. 11. IQ is going up. 12. IQ may be influenced by the school cafeteria menu.
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Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences Linguistic intelligence ("word smart") Logical-mathematical intelligence ("number/reasoning smart") Spatial intelligence ("picture smart") Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence ("body smart") Musical intelligence ("music smart") Interpersonal intelligence ("people smart") Intrapersonal intelligence ("self smart") Naturalist intelligence ("nature smart") Existential (“sees the big picture”)
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MI’s Impact on Education Encourages schools to cultivate those capacities that are valued in the community and broader society Helps schools to recognize that nearly every discipline, topic, and concept can be approached from a variety of ways Encourages the personalization of education
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Savant Syndrome Serious mental handicaps Spectacular areas of ability or brilliance 6x more common in males than female, though very rare Skills include: calendar calculating, music, lighting-fast calculation & mathematics, art, mechanical ability, prodigious memory, unusual sensory discrimination Aware of talents, can’t explain how they work
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