1. Ch. 3 The Trouble with Geniuses
Sandy Fang
Angela Chang
Harrison Mitsanas

2. Interesting Facts about Intelligence Quotient

3. ENGAGE/MOTIVATE
In your journals, write about the following prompt for 10 minutes.
· Gladwell says that many people and companies in our society are “convinced that those at the very top of the IQ scale have the greatest potential”. Do you agree with this statement? Explain.
· How does IQ affect your life?
After 10 minutes, in groups of four, discuss your thoughts and come to a consensus. Each group will then select a representative to share its perspective.

4. CH 3 SUMMARY -TERMAN’S EXPERIMENT….TERMITES
-THERE IS A THRESHOLD FOR INTELLIGENCE
-RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUCCESS AND IQ WORKS ONLY UP TO A POINT
-AFTER AN IQ OF ABOUT 120, HAVING ADDITIONAL IQ POINTS DOESN’T TRANSLATE TO ANY MEASURABLE REAL-WORLD ADVANTAGE
-2 TYPE OF IQ TESTS: CONVERGENCE AND DIVERGENCE TESTS
-CONVERGENCE TESTS HAVE ONE ANSWER WHILE DIVERGENCE TESTS HAVE MANY ANSWERS AND REQUIRE MORE IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY
-SOME PEOPLE WITH HIGH IQS HAVE LOW DIVERGENCE TEST SCORES AND VICE VERSA

5. What is IQ?
Total Score derived from one of several standardized tests designed to measure intelligence
Measured on standard deviation curve
Major determinant of how society measures intelligence

6. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE CONVERGENCE IQ TEST: Raven’s Progressive Matrices
Do your results accurately reflect your intellectual potential? If so, how?

7. IQ & Outlier
· In general, the higher your score, the more education you will get, the more money you are likely to make, and believe or not, the longer you will live.
Albert.Einstein IQ: Stephen Hawking IQ: Christopher Langan IQ: 195

8. IQ Score vs. Success
For those with an IQ of 120 or higher, scores make little to no difference in terms of success
True determinants of success: practice, favorable environmental conditions, innovation, and curiosity

9. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE DIVERGENCE TEST
Write down as many different uses that you can think of for the following objects:
A brick
A blanket

10. REFLECTION -Compare your divergence and convergence test results
-Do they correlate?

11. Check for Understanding
-5 TEST QUESTIONS
Which number is not in the normal (average) IQ range?
A. 65
B. 75
C. 100
D. 125

12. 2. Raven’s Progressive Matrices is an example of a(n) ___ ?
Convergence test
Divergence test
Drivers test
Elementary school test

13. 3. ___________ tests require more creativity and have more than one correct answer.
Stanford-Binet
Divergence
Scholastic Aptitude
Convergence

14. 4. Who were the termites?
Insects that destroyed a pricey home at Oyster Bay, New York
Gifted students who participate in John Hopkins’ CTY program
A select group of British children who passed Mensa’s IQ test in 1965
A group of young “geniuses” subject to intense psychological study during the 20th century

15. 5. All the following were achieved by at least one of the “Termites” except:
Becoming a California senator or representative
Publication of books
Winning the Nobel Prize (in any subject)
Becoming a judge

16. THANK YOU!!!!!