Concept of Intelligence

Topic: Concept of Intelligence
Student Name: Mariyam Ahmed
Class: B.Ed. Hons Elementary Part (III)
Project Name: “Young Teachers' Professional Development (TPD)"
"Project Founder: Prof. Dr. Amjad Ali Arain
Faculty of Education, University of Sindh, Pakistan

1. FACULTY OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SINDH PAKISTAN ASSIGNED BY: Dr AMJAD ALI ARAIN TOPIC : CONCEPT OF INTELLIGENCE NAME : MARYAM AHNED

2. INTRODUCTION Intelligence has been defined in many ways, including :the capacity of logic, understanding, self awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving . More generally , it can be described as the ability to perceive or infer information , and to retain it as knowledge to be applied towards adaptive behaviors within an environment or context.

3. Definition “ The ability to use memory, knowledge, experience, understanding, reasoning , imagination and judgment in order to solve problems and adapt to new situation”. “ The capacity to acquire and apply knowledge.” “The ability to learn ,understand and make judgment or have opinions that are based on reason.”

4. PSYCHOLOGIST DEFINITION “The term denotes that combination of abilities required for survival and advancement within a particular culture.” “ The ability to plan and structure one’s behavior with an end in view.” “The capacity to learn or to profit by experience.”

5. Concept of intelligence One of the most important single variables, which affect schooling, is intelligence. Intelligence is the ability to acquire and apply knowledge . Success in school and colleges and in one’s own profession, social adjustment, possession of general information etc . Are all associate with the concept of “ intelligence ”. The word intelligence is derived from the latin verb ‘ intellegere ’ which means understanding.

6. According to Alfred Binet intelligence is the ability of judgment or common sense. Thorndike defines intelligence as “one’s capacity to deal effectively with situations”. For Jean Piaget, ‘intelligence is the ability to adopt to one’s surrounding’. In the words of Cyril Burt, “intelligence is the capacity of flexible adjustment”. According to David Wechsler: ‘The global capacity to think rationally, act purposefully, and deal effectively with the environment.’

7. CONCLUSION In simple words, intelligence is nothing but thinking skills and the ability to adapt to and to learn from life’s everyday experience.