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IQ Testing - Online Essay

IQ Testing

"The score on an intelligence test does predict one’s ability to handle school subjects, though it foretells little of success later in life."(Gardner) Intelligence by definition is the capacity to understand and apply knowledge. Honestly, how can that be tested? What happens if the test taker is sick or he/she is answering the questions stupidly for some odd reason? There is too much esteem behind this test; it should have no bearing other than a predicting tool. Not the scale that one must measure up to be considered intelligent.
Gardner’s statement says that the test can predict how one can handle certain situations. Is sitting down with a professor of some sort for an hour ...

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An important part of "testing" is how the test taker feels. If they are very sick or too confident it will affect their IQ. From personal experience I have learned that the most intelligent people are not the smartest. Two friends of mine Larry and Tony went to high school with me. Larry did his homework the majority of the time and showed up for school; he was considered a good student. Tony, on the other hand, skipped school all the time and never did homework; However, the faculty was amazed at the bare wit Tony possessed. June 9th, 1998, graduation day has finally come. Larry’s name is called and it is announced that this good student has received a full scholarship to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Tony’s name was never announced, the brightest light in the box was never turned on. This proves that the test cannot determine whether or not one will succeed in life.
The Intelligence Quotient may be far from ...

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