Julianna McGinnity’s Updates
Update 2: IQ Tests?
Here is a sample of the very popular "Matrix Reasoning" tests. This is a very popular test in the form of a puzzle, which nearly everyone has seen online at some point or another. It has presented itself as a good indicator of an individual's IQ.
The problem, again, lies in that intelligence is not something that can be easily measured, especially by a puzzle test. There are so many types of intelligence, that tests consisting of purely puzzles will fail to measure other forms of intelligence. Other forms of intelligence may include:
- Musical
- Mathematical
- Visual/Spacial
- Interpersonal
For more types of intelligences, a list along with explanations can be found at:
http://education.jhu.edu/PD/newhorizons/strategies/topics/mi/dickinson_mi.html
It is clearly unfair to judge intelligence using test questions in one particular area of intelligence. Though, I am under the impression that even if all the intelligence fields were combined into a single intelligence test, it would still fall short of truly measuring an individuals intelligence.