Unit 11- Testing and Intelligence

Daily Agenda

AP Psychology

Unit 8: Intelligence & Testing

5 - 7 % of the AP Exam

Myers Textbook Chapters/Pages:

Modules 30, 31, & 32

Unit Goals: Check the box when you have mastered the goal. This will help you when you study for the unit assessment, AP exam, and complete the left hand side letter to yourself.                                 

• Define intelligence and list characteristics of how psychologists measure intelligence:    

  • abstract versus verbal measures;                                                                             

  • speed of processing .                                                                                                                                                           

• Discuss how culture influences the definition of intelligence .

• Compare and contrast historic and contemporary theories of intelligence (Charles Spearman, Howard Gardner, Robert Sternberg) .                                                                                                                                                            

• Explain how psychologists design tests, including standardization strategies and other techniques to establish reliability and validity .

• Interpret the meaning of scores in terms of the normal curve .

• Describe relevant labels related to intelligence testing (e.g. gifted, cognitively disabled) .

• Debate the appropriate testing practices, particularly in relation to culture-fair test uses .

• Identify key contributors in intelligence research and testing (e.g, Alfred Binet, Francis Galton, Howard Gardner, Charles Spearman, Robert Sternberg, Louis Terman, David Wechsler) .

Unit Overview:                                                                                                                                               An understanding of intelligence and assessment of individual differences is highlighted in this portion of the course . Students must understand issues related to test construction and fair use .

Unit Vocabulary:

1. Intelligence test

2. Intelligence

3. Factor analysis

4. General intelligence

5. Savant syndrome

6. Emotional intelligence

7. Mental age

8. stanford-Binet

9. Intelligence quotient

10. Wechsler adult intelligence scale

11. Aptitude test

12. Achievement test

13. Standardization

14. Normal curve

15. Reliability

16. validity

17. Content validity

18. Criterion

19. Predictive validity

20. Mental retardation

21. Down syndrome

22. Creativity

People:

• David Wechsler

• Charles Spearman

• Howard Gardner

• Robert Sternberg

• Alfred Binet

• Louis Terman

• William Stern

Studies:

• Rosenthal, R. & Jacobson, L. Teachers’ expectancies: Determinants of Pupil IQ

• Gardner, H.: Multiple intelligences

Unit 8 Intelligence, testing, and individual differences Agenda

Meyers Textbook         Interactive Notebook TOC               R.Hock 40 study book & Analysis Sheet           

Unit 8 Cornell HW Packet                   Unit 8 Vocabulary

UNIT 8 DATES:         

• TEST:

• CC’s:  

• VOCAB DUE:

• VOCAB QUIZ: 

• CORNELL HW PACKET:

• NOTEBOOK:

Unit 8 Agenda

Day

Date

Topics Covered/Class Procedure

Homework

Help/Comments

1

Tues. 11-13

1. Announcements - Write down unit due dates

1. Update TOC

1. Defining intelligence

1. Theories of Intelligence Notes

1. Notebook Left - 40s studies Analysis.

Howard Gardner - Study 14

1. Begin - Battle of the brains video & questions

1. Vocabulary & Cornell Notes

2. Notebook lefts

Khan academy

Battle of the brains

2

Wed. 11-14

1.  Finish Battle of the Brains

1. The origins of intelligence testing - use interactive map to complete notes

(Read - Galton, Binet, Terman, & Wechsler)

1. Notes - Psychometrics & Test Construction

1. Intelligence Test webquest - Evaluating the AP Exam

1. Vocabulary & Cornell Notes

1. Notebook lefts

Webquest link 1

Exam Description 2

Standardized tests

3

Thur. 11-15

1. Update TOC

1. Module 32- Dynamics of Intelligence

1. Analyze Twin study data

1. Article share out

1. What do you need help reviewing? Write on a half slip of paper and turn into me.

1. STUDY

Multiple Choice questions 1  2

4

Fri. 11-16

1. Finish sharing out articles

1. Intelligence tests in court

1. unit 7 & 8 Test  - moved to monday

1. Any questions about the Unit 8 cornell notes? I will now check Cornell notes and vocab for unit 8

1. Psych Battleship review game

1. Psych review puzzle

1. STUDY!

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