STERNBERG

Definition of intelligence:

Human Intelligence: Robert J. Sternberg

Mental activity directed toward purposive adaptation to, and selection and shaping of, real world environments relevant to one’s life.

Sternberg’s sub-theories of intelligence: (Triarchic Theory)

1. Contextual or Practical

The real world environment and relevance to one’s own life. The need to know has to be how we defined or described intelligence. The context of the real world.

The mental activity of the mind, adapting to the environment, and how we plan over

time.

Contextual

1. Adapt: fitting between you and the environment.

2. Select: selecting an alternative environment

3. Shape: change or impact on the environment

He asked the question how are we intelligent, not who is intelligent.

He looks at what is the process that the learner uses. What process do they bring to the Z.P.D.

2. Experiential or Creative/Insight

Novel verses expert

Novel is new or how we recognize something new.

Experiential

. Expert is how much of the skill is automatic to us.

The more automatized the more we can learn, because we have more room for new things, thus, the smarter we are.

3. Componential or Analytic

Acquisition

Retrieval

Storage

Transfer

Performance of

knowledge or execution

of strategies

Componential

How can nurture impact on the brain (Hardware)? How can we change or impact on the biological?