Intelligence and Literacy
What is Intelligence?
Popular beliefs about intelligence suggest that it is equated with being able to demonstrate above average performance in learning, on a task, in a given situation, or to have successful interaction within ones environment. Such ideas point to the fact that a person who is considered intelligent is expected to learn, make decisions, take action, or react in ways that produce positive results. While these expectations speak to notions of intelligence, there has been no consensus regarding a single standardized single of the term. Although there are obvious criteria used to judge someone as being intelligent or unintelligent, in discussions about intelligence, the main challenge to a standardized definition is that there is no consensus as to a set of criteria that can be used across time and place.
Several definitions from the field of psychology and science have attempted to organize what is known about intelligence into standard definitions. Legg and Hutter (as cited in Legg & Hutter, 2006) formulated a composite definition based on a number of postulated definitions; namely that “Intelligence measures an agent’s ability to achieve goals in a wide range of environments.” Similarly, based on a review of several definitions, the University of Oregon (n.d), states that intelligence is a combination of the ability to: 1. Learn. This includes all kinds of informal and formal learning via any combination of experience, education, and training. 2. Pose problems. This includes recognizing problem situations and transforming them into more clearly defined problems. 3. Solve problems. This includes solving problems, accomplishing tasks, fashioning products, and doing complex projects.
Literacy
The concept of intelligence is flexible and so is the concept of literacy. Definitions of literacy
Intelligence and Literacy
Human are intelligent beings. and be cognizant of what makes this so. Robin Barrow of Fraser University expressed this stating "My concern is not to argue that intelligence is unimportant, but to argue for an educationally relevant conception of intelligence." Herein lies the suggestion that intelligent and literacy should be interconnected.
The Society for Research in Child Development (2014) conducted a study of 1,890 identical twins which suggested that "strong early reading skill might positively affect later intelligence."
This link lead focus to education that develops awareness of our own human intelligence. While emotional intelligence has gained traction as the heart of the matter, a wider awareness is needed if the idea of education is to empower individuals.
A wider Awareness of how to recognize oneself as an intelligent being, and how to develop and capitalize on one's intelligence is self-awareness. The core principles are self-awareness, using self awareness knowledge to grow and achieve self-actualization, and to develop non-academic intelligence: "forms of intelligence (that) represent important human abilities in the social reality" (Narikbayeva, 2016).
Self-awareness
Self-awareness is a crucial aspect of intelligence and self-development and humans can be taught how to develop this awareness.
Cite research in psychology.
Harnessing Self-awareness