Intelligence of Intelligent

This is my first journal for my second semester of having my PTC course. I learned a lot of things about our introductory topic- Intelligence. I would like to highlight three things that I learned most in this course- definition of intelligence, nature vs nurture, and IQ testing.

Intelligence is a mental ability to solve the problem, to understand things in society, and on how you behave in an unexpected circumstance that comes in your life. 

There are so many great psychologists and scholars who actually argued and defined intelligence. However, I was struck to the words of Robert Sternberg when I read over the modules. Sternberg actually describes intelligence with three aspects, these are: analytical, practical, and creative. Before I read the module, this is also my notion of having intelligence by the different individuals. Personally, I won't be amazed by the cognitive aspects of individuals. When I am also a student, I also hate standardised tests (see my post in Assessment). However, I will be starstruck by those people who can analyze situations and could solve problems directly, creative with their works, and practical enough for new environments. 

There are also existing debates on nature vs nurture of intelligence. Nature means the biological factors and inheritance meanwhile, nurture talks about the influence of the environment. My stand on this is a mixed nature and nurture. Both factors could help an individual to develop and improve someone's intelligence.  

Lastly is the IQ or intelligent quotient. When I was still a kid until I become an Instructor, I actually associated IQ test results as something achievement that could define myself to become successful in life or not. However, in this module, I've learned that this is just a myth. 

IQ test results won't define ourselves. It might foresee your success in academics but not in life. Strive as hard as to how you want to be. And Serve the People always in your endeavours in life. We may have different perceptions, conceptions and notions about intelligence, it is still intelligence of the intelligents (intelligent people).