There are many types of tests available to measure mental abilites, all tailored for unique parts of the brain. Different tests include…
Each test can challenge many parts of the brain with factors such as cecall, retrieval, speed and reasoning. One test alone cannot assess all parts, so multiple tests are created to examine all parts of brain and, just like Howard Gardner's theory suggests, see areas of multiple intelligence. A test must also be standardized, so that any person's performance can be compared to others'. It must also be reliable and valid to yield consistent scores and have true meaning in what is it measuring. Without the three important factors of Standarization, Reliability, and Vailidty, a test would prove to be biased and worthless, having no meaning.
- General Knowledge - Accumulated knowledge
- Social Intelligence - Evaluate social behavior
- Arithmetic - Numbers/Reasoning
- Spatial Reasoning - Ability to fit things together
- Critical Thinking - Problem solving
- Detail Orientation - Capacity to remember/point out details
Each test can challenge many parts of the brain with factors such as cecall, retrieval, speed and reasoning. One test alone cannot assess all parts, so multiple tests are created to examine all parts of brain and, just like Howard Gardner's theory suggests, see areas of multiple intelligence. A test must also be standardized, so that any person's performance can be compared to others'. It must also be reliable and valid to yield consistent scores and have true meaning in what is it measuring. Without the three important factors of Standarization, Reliability, and Vailidty, a test would prove to be biased and worthless, having no meaning.