Does a grade reflect a student’s intelligence?
They do not.Often the smartest person in the classroom, is not the one with the highest grades.Rarely is the least intelligent person in the class the one with the lowest grades.Grades reflect several things, and while high intelligence surely helps a person learn more, and low intelligence makes it harder to learn, the grades a student gets has more to do with things besides intelligence, than intelligence.What do grades reflect? What goes into getting high grades? In no particular order:The ability to understand what the teacher wantsThe willingness to give the teacher what they wantThe ability to keep one’s self organized, and keep track of what is needed to accomplish the academic tasks set, and to know when they are dueThe ability and interest in turning things in on time, fully completedThe ability to know when they need help, how to get useful help, and applying that ability consistently, when neededTurning in all assignmentsBeing able to engage the teacherKnowing how to get help from each teacherKnowing how to get feedback from the teacher to know when there is a problemGetting attention from the teacher to help because the teacher feels like the student is engaged, and teachers are willing to spend more time on students who spend more timeKnowing how to balance life to have fun, stay healthy, have a social life, and not get stressed out by overloading the schedule or procrastinatingUnderstanding how to allocate enough time and effort to get high grades, without spending too much time working harder than is required and/or making the assignment more complex than the teacher intendedStudents with the highest grades understand and apply all of those.Highly intelligent students who do not get high grades are missing in ability or interest in some of those.Being good at academics is a skill set, not a reflection of raw intellect. Being highly intelligent is simply not enough to magically result in high grades. And having average intelligence does not relegate a person to never getting high grades.The surest method of improving one’s grades, is getting every assignment done and turned in on time. If that is hard, get help to improve abilities. If the assignments are hard to understand, make appointments with teachers to have them explain what is wanted.Do grades accurately reflect intelligence?No.They mostly reflect academic skills and interest.
What's the most accurate portrayal of a person with a high IQ in books, films, or TV shows?
I can only speak for myself. Growing up, my environment was brutal. Physically and emotionally. I was too small and too young to fight my father, brothers, uncles, neighbour's sons... They were stronger than me physically. To survive, I went inside my head. I was in grade 4 when I realized for the first time the power of intellectual intelligence. All of a sudden, teachers liked me. I knew the answers. I was not a loser anymore. In their eyes, I was no trouble. I was seen, I was heard. They did not beat me or molested me. They liked me. It felt good to get their validation and approval. Developing my IQ became like a drug for me. I was too young to realize I was actually ejecting from my heart. The more intelligent I became, the more disconnected I also became. I was out of touch with my feelings and emotions. I did not know what I wanted or what I needed. I rationalized everything. I explained, justified, manipulated, controlled, crucified. I was relentless in the pursuit of 'power' the brain could provide. In my brain, no one could hurt me. In my brain, no one could beat me. The sad thing is, in my brain, I also lost the real me. One day, I met my mentor. I did not know what was wrong with me, but I knew somehow I was not feeling like other people. He asked me this simple question: 'Who are you without your intelligence?' I looked at him puzzled. Then my brain kicked into high gear. I spilled out a series of answers AND I felt none of them at the core of my being. It has taken a lot of personal development work to lead my life from my heart. I now understand I have used my brain to control and manipulate people. I may not have been able to fight my father and brothers physically, but I sure beat them intellectually. As you can see, there are many ways to bully someone, sometimes overtly, sometimes covertly. When I realized I had used my brain to justify my survival mode, I started making that '2 foot journey' from the head to the heart. I am pleased and proud to say I now have a deep connection with the little girl inside of me. She is the reason I have become an inspirational speaker, author, and blogger. I am known for my compassion, the safe place I can give another human being to figure out their own truth away from their brain and into their own heart.I hope this answer helps you understand better why some people may choose to become highly intelligent once upon a time.
Is the IQ rating from www.iqtest.com really accurate?
I've taken a couple of online IQ tests (I don't remember if I've done the iqtest.com) and my scores seemed to be off from my 'real' scores (as of 2nd grade) by about 10 points in either direction. Ten points is actually less than the standard deviation on an official IQ test (between 15 and 25 points, depending on the test), but may be the difference between the 25th and 50th or 50th and 75th percentile. Even 'real' IQ tests are not really very acurated measures of intelligent. They test vocabulary (which is very much a reflection of education, and very much not a reflection of ability), and not creativity (which is probably the most important aspect of intellectual ability - accuracy is worthless without originality!). BTW, I generally score between about 125 and close to 140 on those things.
Do grades determine intelligence?
OK, that is a very good question. The biggest misconception about marks and intelligence is that they are equivalent to each other: if you have one then you must have the other. Unfortunately, they are not. Grades measure your performance in school, while intelligence measures your performance in life in general.You might know yourself that in school, you are given the material then tested on it. But in life, you are given the test first. Your challenge in school is to mentally ingest as much knowledge as possible to excel on tests. Your challenge in life is to find the right information, look at big pictures, and take the steps you think are right. Your good grade on a test measures your success in school, while the positive impact on your life resulting from a decision you've made measures your success in life. The reason why you were left thinking for a little bit is because you started to realize the difference between school and life. Yes, there is quite a difference! College resembles real life more than K1-12. That is why most students find it challenging to adjust. Like I mentioned before that finding the right information is a common challenge in life, but some of the knowledge you gather in school will serve you later. It will not serve you in all circumstances, however. You have to get out there and learn the hard way sometimes.To sum it up: Intelligence is a broad measurement of performance that includes good grades, but they are not the only thing. Those peers of yours that claim you are not smart are mistaken. you are smart because you have found a way to excel at what you want, in this case it is school. It is the desire to succeed that drives you in the direction of success in any of your endeavors.
Do you think your grades are good reflection of your ability and why?
Absolutely not.Ability refers to what you can do. Grades measure what you actually did in that particular class. Many students do far less/worse work in their courses than they are capable of doing. (I was one of those students!) Also, instructors can only ask students to perform a small number of tasks in any given class; grades are necessarily based on a small, biased, and noisy sample of student work.
Has lack of sleep and stress affected my IQ test result?
Any examination requires you to be on the ball to answer the questions to the best of your ability. An IQ test is no exception. If you were not fully alert, then you may not have gotten as high a score as you would have liked.That is not your fault. There were stressors in your life that were making you tired, and you didn't do your best.If I were you, I would take a step back and reassess myself, and ask myself how intelligent and quick I really am. I would ask myself if my score reflected that, and if my everyday behaviour reflected the score. Only you can truly gauge your intelligence.Even if you scored accurately on the test, it’s not a direct portrayal of yourself, because only you know how your mind works uniquely. Even if you got the score you wanted, someone else has most likely gotten that score, but they may have a brain that works very differently than yours. Everyone is different. You are special and one-of-a-kind, and a standardized test does not, has never, and will never reflect that accurately.Given the expense of one test, it would not be wise to re-take it, especially since a satisfactory score is not guaranteed. There is a possibility that you could score even lower than before, and that would be a waste of money. Again.Cost aside, if people have been calling you ‘gifted’ and ‘genius’ since grade school, and you are suspected of having a very high IQ, but you scored an 80 (or similar) on the test, then it may be better to retake. But only if your score is wildly inaccurate. If you wanted a 140 and got a 120, then it’s unnecessary. 120 (or similar) is well above average anyways.
Are good grades really a sign of intelligence?
No.They CAN be, but that’s all.It could also be the student simply studies very hard. Whether it’s for sheer enjoyment, in order to reach a set goal, to please their parents, or any other reason, they are willing and able to work their ass off to gain those good grades.At the same time, a fair number of very intelligent students actually score BADLY, because the material is unsuitable to them (a lot of study material assumes not just a minimum but also a maximum of knowledge, which can make questions very confusing if you happen to know more of the topic), because years of forced under achieving and the derision of their class mates has caused them to give up, and so on.Good grades are a sign the teacher should look deeper into the specific case: does the student need more challenging work, a pat on the back and support to keep going, or is a talk about parental expectations in order?