IQ tests etc.

IQ Test results: 115
I think these results are pretty close to being true. I used to have a propensity to work really, really hard so, in grade school (elementary, middle, and high school) I performed a little better than just above average. I never understood things quite as fast as the rest of the "advanced" kids, I had to work harder than them to get similar results, but the desire to do well kept me afloat. My desires kept me in circles of kids that were more than above average. This drive to succeed and do well influenced me till around 2004 when I hit a wall. Since then I have not worked as hard at things and as a result I think my IQ is very fitting.

I was surprised at the length of the test. It seemed a little short to me. I thought there might be a few different sections testing ability in other ways. In my more in depth analysis the test said that classification was my biggest strength then math, spacial, logic. Classification knowledge, according to the website, helps you make connections between items to give you a good general knowledge of different subjects. My greatest weakness is short term memory and general knowledge was low also. I agree that I do not have very good short term memory. I have a very difficult time memorizing things. Based on these results I think the test is generally accurate. Due to the length and variety of testing, however, I wonder if it is very through.

I am glad I took this test. This has encouraged me to work on my weaknesses. The thing that scares me about taking this test is that I don't want to use my 115 score as an excuse. I want to excel and I don't want the score of 115 in the back of my head telling me I can't be better.

multiple intelligence results:
Tied 1st (20 points): Linguistic, Interpersonal
Tied 2nd (14 points): Music, Logical
Tied 3rd (11 points): Visual/Spatial, Naturalistic, Kinesthetic
Last (9 points): Intrapersonal
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Don't you find it strange that I score highest on Linguistic in the multiple intelligence test, but I don't in the IQ test? This is very typical of me. I prefer the subject of English more than Math, but I always scored higher in math on standardized tests. Interpersonal is a very good description of one of my intelligences. I do much better when I am working with a group. My first years in college (the first time I went), I had many classes with people I lived around and I did very well. As my schooling went on (sophomore, junior) I had fewer and fewer classes with people I knew and I as a result worked less and less with others. I also did worse and worse in school.

The music score was a little surprising for me. I know I have always been good at remembering songs and that songs I could remember have helped me in educational settings on different occasions. I never thought to put it at the same level as logic. This is a good insight in to the way I learn and I want to use it to my advantage. I wonder about my intrapersonal score. I feel, for me, it is lower than other intelligences, but I don't think it is any less than spatial and kinesthetic. When I took this test I was feeling under the weather and wonder if that may have affected m

Reflection:
Using an IQ test on my students scares me. I never want to identify a test score with a student and think that is all they can achieve. Through my own experience in grade school I know that we can do far better than the score an IQ test gives us. Through support and hard work we can achieve many successes. Despite my idealistic thoughts, I know I will be prone to labeling, "good reader," "struggling Reader," "smart Kid," "troubled kid." I hope that through self discipline, education, and experience I will be able to reach closer to my idealistic goals of what a good teacher can be.

The thought of using the multiple intelligence test in my future classroom never hit me till now. I feel this test might be useful someday. If I had all my students take the test, I could get a better idea of how to reach students. I could also teach students how they learn best. I could also look at my class as a whole to see the best ways to teach the students most of the time, some of the time, and every once and while.