IQ is regularly being dismissed as a poor measure of intelligence, mainly because it measures intelligence on a linear scale.
It does not take into account perceptive intelligence, emotional intelligence, and others.
It does not take into account perceptive intelligence, emotional intelligence, and others.
Until there's a new standard, or they see a need to do something different, scientists interested in intelligence are going to stick to measuring IQ.
What we have can and should be discussed and challenged. Not having a complete, new and better solution, doesn't prevent us from pointing at flaws. All the while working on the new thing.
The main fault of Gardner’s theory is that it has no empirical backing of any kind[1], which effects its popularity with Ed schools not at all.
Sternberg’s theory at least actually works. It’s just that it is extra work and complexity for no increase in predictive validity. There’s no way to distinguish it from straight g.
[1]According to a 2006 study, many of Gardner's "intelligences" correlate with the g factor, supporting the idea of a single dominant type of intelligence. According to the study, each of the domains proposed by Gardner involved a blend of g, of cognitive abilities other than g, and, in some cases, of non-cognitive abilities or of personality characteristics.
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