Intelligance

Today in class really opened up my thinking as to what is intelligance? When we discussed it I was really suprised to see all the different views of those in the room towards what they thought about intelligance. My have the discussio I am now able to have a broader view of intelligance and how many different kinds there are. I liked the debate on giving labels, it was good to see the different sides state their points and begin to form my own opinion on the subject. I am both sided on this issue because there are so many pros and cons.

IQ Test

WOW! This test was interesting to see just how an IQ test is taken. I scored a 107, which I guess is okay it mean that I am an averge person. Many of the test questions were difficult for me to come up with an answer for. I enjoyed reading about the IQ scores in the book and what it means when it comes to placement of students. The book clarified alot of misconceptions about an IQ test for me. Again I feel that this particular one wasn't the greatest test but it was interesting to see where I scored and what my strengths were.

Extra Credit

The extra credit was interesting to me to see where I fall when it comes to males and females in their careers and family life. I was put into the moderate association of male with career and female with family compared to female with career and male with family. Believe it or not I really am this way. I believe that alot of it has to do with the way I rasied my mom was a stay at home mom my whole life and still is. My dad was a hard working accountant providing for his family. I take a look at my siblings and each of their families are a little different. My oldest sister is a stay at home mom with her three kids while her husband provides for the family. My brother and his wife both work he works at stoffers and she is a teacher they do not have any kids. My sister works and goes to school and her husband works at the airport and they do not have any kids. Then there is me, both my husband and I work and go school. I have been able to see many view of career and family, men and women. Even though I am getting an education and will some day use it I hope to me a stay at home mom and raise my family. Everyone is different all people and all situations you have to do what is best for you!

The other extra credit assignment of bias toward European Americans comparedto African Americans was interesting as well. I was placed in the moderate automatic prefernece for European American compared to African American. I would not say was bias to one race over another, although I have grown up in Utah Valley my whole life where I was not subject to other races very often. My family grew up learning how to treat everyone with fairness and not put anyone stereo type with one person. I feel that I grew up understanding the importants of equality among races and feel that I have an understanding of what bias can do to people and our country.

Over all I feel that these test are pretty generalized for a broad range of people. It does make you think how you really feel towards these subjects and which way you tend to lean towards.

Research methods

Today was very useful in understanding each method a whole lot better. It was great to see examples used on our class to see how that method might be used in the classroom. Knowing these methods will help us in our classrooms to conduct research studies on our own. They may not be to intense of studies but they will help in seeing how are classroom is doing and what needs to me changed. When I am a teacher I hope to beable to use these methods to my advantage to help my classroom for the better my seeing where my students are at and where they need to be.

Research Study

The article I have choose to read is called: Movement and Learning a Valuable Connection. by Debroah Stevens-Smith. The article covers how the brain makes connections and the greater the simulation the greater number of connections the brain will make. The connections mostly happen between the ages of two and eleven. When a child approaches puberty the connections the brain finds useful becomes permanent and the other connections not used are gone. All of these connections take place through movement. The article asks, "So what does all this mean? The greater the movement and stimulations the greter number of connections, therefore a greater capacity to learn." Students need to be more physically active and spend less time sitting at both home and school. It has been found that there is a link between physical activity and learning. Physical activity increases energy, promotes clearer thinking and affects grade scores of students. Without movement and physical activity the learning is weakened, but by introducing activities that srengthen both mind and body the students will gain a greater knowledge of what is being taught.
I feel that this study is very valid when is comes to teaching students. By stimulating the brain you are making more connections, therefore giving the child a greater area of learning experiences. In the article one of the professors stated, "If learning is not in your body, you haven't learned it." I feel the same way that as teachers we need to get the students up and moving, creating stumlus activites that will benefit the students in there learning for now and in the future.