Intelligence: Knowns and Unknowns

"Task Force" is a team established by the Board of Scientific Affairs of the American Psychological Association, to carry out research on intelligence. This article is a report of the team's findings. The report covers many areas such as the concepts of intelligence, the relationship between genes and intelligence and the group differences. What interest me most is the topic on 'Intelligece Test'.

The team claimed that people who score better in IQ test tend to do better in school and recieve more years of education. This is true to a certain extent. Children with higher IQ score tend to learn more of what is taught in school than their lower-scoring peers. They are likely to get good grades, and to be encouraged by teachers and parents. In general, they are likely to find the process of education rewarding in a way that many low-scoring children do not. That is why these children tend to remain longer in school. But, this does not mean that people who did badly in school or recieved little education are not intelligent. I believe that there are many ways to judge intelligence, not simply by academic reults. Many sportsmen are intelligent in their own areas of specialities. Brazilians footballer are renowned for playing intelligent and beautiful football but many of them are uneducated. Golfer Tiger Wood is extremely 'stupid' in school but when it comes to golf, he is number 1 in the world. There is no way we can judge someone through IQ test. IQ test neither test you on juggling the ball nor test you on how to beat someone in the ring. I believe everyone is intelligent in their own ways.