The Role of Intelligence

1. Intellectual Development Chapter 12.1 (ages 1-3) & Chapter 15 (ages 3-6)

2. The Role of Intelligence • Intelligence is the ability to interpret and understand everyday situations and to use prior experiences when faced with new situations or problems. • *Interactions with family members, availability of play things and encouragement can promote intelligence*

3. Methods of Learning • Incidental Learning-unplanned • Trial and error learning-trying solutions before finding one that works • Imitation-watching and copying others • Directed learning-learning that is taught

4. Concept Development • Children learn concepts and categories in stages. • Ex. All round food is a cookie • Intellectual activity is broken into 7 areas: See Pages 384-391

5. Ch.15 Traditional Views of Intelligence • IQ score= • Intelligence test=critics have pointed out several draw backs. • New way of looking at intelligence: Multiple Intelligences 8 multiple intelligences=which one are you???? http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/index.htm

6. Theories of Intellectual Developmentpage 457 • Piaget’s 4 periods of learning • Vygotsky’s Theory • Montessori’s Theory of Learning Compare the three theories: which one do you agree with most and why??