EDPE 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Autism Spectrum, Critical Thinking, Twin
2 Mar 2018
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Chapter 5: individual differences and special educational needs. Is adaptive: ability to modify and adjust behaviors to accomplish tasks successfully, may (cid:448)ary i(cid:374) (cid:374)ature depe(cid:374)di(cid:374)g o(cid:374) o(cid:374)e"s (cid:272)ulture, can be related to learning ability. Involves the use of prior knowledge to analyze and understand new situations. Theories of intelligence: spear(cid:373)a(cid:374)"s g (cid:894)(cid:1005)9(cid:1006)7(cid:895, theory that intelligence is a single entity, a general factor that influences ones ability to learn in a wide variety of contexts. Intrapersonal: each intelligence may be controlled by different parts of the brain, different intelligences may manifest themselves differently in different cultures, a(cid:272)(cid:272)epta(cid:374)(cid:272)e of gard(cid:374)er"s idea is fairly (cid:272)o(cid:374)tro(cid:448)ersial. Intelligence tests: general measure of current cognitive functioning, often used in a predictive manner, provide and iq score, co(cid:373)pariso(cid:374) of a perso(cid:374)"s perfor(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:449)ith that of others i(cid:374) the sa(cid:373)e age group, score of 100 indicates average performance. Iq and achievement: performance on intelligence tests is correlated with school achievement.
