1. Cognition Thinking, Reasoning,

2. Compare penguins, bats, and robins. Which one doesn’t belong in this group?

3. Thinking Concept Development Concept: Group of related objects, ideas, or events. Use concepts to compare, connect ideas that are similar.

4. Thinking Reasoning Using information to draw conclusion Deductive Reasoning :arrive at specific conclusions based on generalizations ‘top down’

5. Thinking Inductive reasoning: Moves from the specific to facts to a general principle ‘bottom-up’ Example: I enjoyed the last book by Margret Atwood, and this new book is by Margret Atwood, therefore I will enjoy this new book.

6. Thinking Dialectical Reasoning: involves evaluating two opposing sides

7. Intelligence What is intelligence? Ravens http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrYPm6DD 44M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrYPm6DD 44M Crows http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGPGknp q3e0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGPGknp q3e0

8. Intelligence Intelligence : concept or construct that refers to acquire knowledge, to think and reason effectively, and to deal adaptively with the environment

9. Intelligence Theorists disagree on the nature of intelligence: The g factor: general intelligence Multiple intelligences

11. Intelligence Emotional Intelligence: ability to read other’s emotions and respond to them appropriately

12. Intelligence Intelligence quotient: originally based on the ratio of ‘mental age’ to ‘chronological age’ IQ: (Mental Age/Chronological Age) x 100

13. Intelligence IQ Test http://iqtest.comhttp://iqtest.com/ Multiple Intelligence Tests http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findy ourstrengths.html Personality Tests www.queendom.com/tests.html