综合英语Book V Unit 7.pptVIP

Unit SevenText I Grouping the Gifted: Pro I. Library Work IQ is the abbreviation of “Intelligence Quotient”, which is a number used to express the apparent relative intelligence of a person determined by dividing his mental age as reported on a standardized test by his chronological age and multiplying the result by 100. I. Library Work Intelligence is a hypothetical construct used to describe individual differences in an assumed latent variable that is, by any direct means, unobservable and immeasurable. In its popular usage, the concept of the intelligence refers to variations in the ability to learn, to get along in society, and to behave I. Library Work according to contemporary social expectations. Behavioral scientists, psychometrists, and educators will frequently describe individuals with reference to the intelligence quotient that is derived from standardized tests of intelligence. I. Library Work The IQ score is an operational, manifest, observable, and measurable representation of intelligence. A person’s IQ score represents his standing in relation to other people of his age group. The following is a table of IQ ratings: I. Library Work IQ scores Description 130 or more Very superior 120 – 129 Superior 110 – 119 Bright normal 90 – 109 Average 80 – 89 Dull normal I. Library Work IQ scores Description 70 – 79 Borderline 69 or lower Mentally defective II. Organization of the Text 1. Mott’s definition of the gifted children (Paragraphs 1 – 2) 2. His argument for gifted grouping (Paragraphs 3 – 4) 3. Opposing views against gifted grouping and the author’s refutation of them (Paragraphs 5 – 15) II. Organization of the Text A. opposing view 1: fears of creating a caste of intellectual snobs on the part of the gifted and a sense of inferiority on the part of the less gift