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| the capacity to understand the world, think rationally, and use resources effectively when faced with challenges. |
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| theory of multiple intelligences |
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| gardener's intelligence theory that proposes that there are 8 distinct spheres of intelligences |
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| intelligence tests- tests devised to quantify a person's level of intelligence. alfred binet desgined a test to identify the dullest students and assign them to remiedial classes. |
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| the average age of individuals who achieve a particular level of performance on a test. |
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| intelligence quoteint (IQ) |
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| a score that takes into account an individual's mental and chronological ages. |
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| a test designed to determine a person's level of knowledge in a given subject area |
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| a test designed to predict a person's ability in a particular area or line of work |
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| the property by which tests measure consistently what they are trying to measure |
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| the property by which tests actually measure what they are supposed to measure |
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| standards of test performance that permit the comaparrison of one person's score on a test with the scores of other individuals who have taken the same test. |
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| a condition characterized by significant limitations both in intellecutual functioning and in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills |
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| people with retardation that have minor deficits. 90% of all people who have retardation have a mild form. can function almost normally |
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| the most common cause of mental retardation in newborns, occuring when the mother uses alcohol during pregnancy. |
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| presence of an extra chromosome. |
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| othe causes of retardation |
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| tempr. lack of oxygen, head injury, stroke, infectious disease such as meningitis |
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| majority of cases. no apparent biological defect but there is a history within the family. |
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| education for all handicapped children act of 1975 |
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| public law that states people with retardation are entilted to a full education and that they mustbe educated and trained in the least restrictive enviroment. |
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| intergration into classrooms |
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| the 2-4 percent of the population who have IQ scores greater than 130 |
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| cultural bias in intelligence tests |
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| there are many differnet biases. for example "what would you do if someone stole your hat and ran away?" most white childern will select tell a teacher which is scored as correct. many black will say fight back, this is scored incorrect. |
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| a test that does not discriminate against the members of any minoirty group. |
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