CognitionThinking, Reasoning,

Compare penguins, bats, and robins. Which one doesn’t

belong in this group?

Thinking

Concept Development

Concept: Group of related objects, ideas, or events.

Use concepts to compare, connect ideas that are similar.

Thinking

Reasoning

Using information to draw conclusion

Deductive Reasoning:arrive at specific conclusions based on generalizations

‘top down’

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.

Thinking

Dialectical Reasoning: involves evaluating two opposing sides

Intelligence

What is intelligence?

Ravens http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrYPm6DD44M

Crows http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGPGknpq3e0

Intelligence

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

Intelligence

Theorists disagree on the nature of intelligence:

The g factor: general intelligence

Multiple intelligences

Intelligence

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

Intelligence

Intelligence quotient: originally based on the ratio of ‘mental age’ to ‘chronological age’

IQ: (Mental Age/Chronological Age) x 100

Intelligence

IQ Test

http://iqtest.com/

Multiple Intelligence Tests

http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html

Personality Tests

www.queendom.com/tests.html