Classical Approaches to Describing Intelligence

Session 27 - Classical Approaches to Describing Intelligence

Open the session by revisiting the concepts discussed in last session - the effects of nature and nurture in response to intelligence.

Move onto the ongoing debate of men and women, who are the smartest:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-405056/Men-intelligent-women-claims-new-study.html

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/200901/why-men-are-more-intelligent-women

Discuss the articles with students – what are their thoughts…

Move onto group work (maybe pairs depending on numbers) involving students to answer and place their observations regarding the different approaches to describing intelligence – all of the observations are to be placed on the following etherpad for individual mind map exercise – most of the information used will come from the textbook pages 235 -242:

http://titanpad.com/fDWZdPsVvJ

Once all of the information is placed under each of the appropriate questions, your job is to create a mind map that includes the following:

• ·       Title: Classic Approaches In Describing Intelligence
• ·       An overview of each of the approaches to intelligence.
• ·       A small drawing / picture / scenario that captures the basic idea of the approach to intelligence. 
• ·       Some colour and pizzazz - as well as being informative and demonstrating your understanding you also need to make your mind map engaging to read / view.

This needs to be completed and shown to me by Friday 19th October

Session 28 - Classical Approaches to Describing Intelligence

Run through the content researched from last session - students are to begin to complete the following tasks:

1. The Classical Approaches to Describing Intelligence Mind Map using the information provided on the titanpad outlined above - details concerning the task are also stated above in Session 27.
2. Students need to read through pages 238 - 257 and complete the following Check Your Understandings => 8.3 to 8.6 in their workbooks. 

 While students are working - workbook checks will be undertaken.

All of the work outlined above needs to be completed by this coming Friday 19th October.


Session 29 - Work Outline => Behaviour & Influence and Intelligence

Located below is a checklist of the work requirements that need to be completed by next Wednesday. I've broken it down into two categories; Behaviour & Influence and Intelligence.

1.  BEHAVIOUR & INFLUENCE:
Other Activities:
- Zimbardo's Research Design
- Summer Heights High Power Q's
- Milgram's Research Design 
- Conformity Mix & Match Activity
- Pro & Anti Social Behaviour
- Aggression Table
- Good V Evil Q's 

Check Your Understanding: 

- 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8 & 7.9


2. INTELLIGENCE:
Other Activities:
- Nature V Nurture Data Analysis
- Approaches to Intelligence Mind Map

Check Your Understanding:

- 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 & 8.6

ALL OF THIS WORK MUST BE COMPLETED BY NEXT WEDNESDAY - I'LL BE DOING WORKBOOK CHECKS ON WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.