Final ePortfolio Entry: What Have I Learned?

1. Look back at your first entry What Intelligence Means to Me and explain in a few
sentences how your understanding of intelligence has changed since you wrote
this entry. Make sure you use at least three pieces of evidence from class content
to support your response (put these specific references in brackets, as you have
done for other course evidence throughout the ePortfolio assignments)
Intelligence is a combination of cognitive abilities, social abilities, and creative abilities. There is
Still disagreement on a concrete meaning of intelligence and the best way that it should be
measured. I have more understanding on how recognize different types of intelligence. Example
emotional intelligence that allows us to understand and regulate our emotions and that of others
and is highly desirable skills in the workplace. (Emotional Intelligence, Week)
In Week 7, (Academic Intelligence) I learnt the more about academic intelligence and the
techniques that I could use to be more successful in school and consequently in my personal
and professional life. I also learnt that with effort I can train my brain to be smarter, as the more
the brain is challenged, the more it grows (growth mindset, Week 7).

2. Look back at the rest of your entries, as well as the course content, and find three
(3) things that stand out for you from this Human Intelligence course. Explain
them in your eportfolio. These could be individual or specific things (e.g.
intelligence testing) or things that combine several concepts from the course (e.g.
diversity of intelligence, social-emotional intelligence, etc.) 3. Make sure you
explain why these things stood out for you from other things in the course; how
this information has changed your thoughts and feelings about the concept of
human intelligence; and how will you use your knowledge about these three
things in your personal and/or professional life.

Three things that stood out for me in this course;

Eugenics controversy: How IQ tests were used to were used to classify people into
groups and labelled as normal, imbeciles, morons, and idiots. The fact that the US
government had passed laws in 30 states that permitted the forced sterilization of
people those who were other than normal. I think that most shocking part of this is that it
provided the blueprint for Hitlers regime. There are certain words that I myself have
used in the past to describe people like moron, idiot, that I know refrain from using. I the
Eugenics controversy story children. Recently, I called someone a moron and my ten-
year-old reminded me that this was a word that I had promised not to use. I was
surprised at how much that story had impacted her.
Intelligence and Adolescent: This presentation provided information on brain
development during the teen years and how the fact that some parts of the brains are
not yet fully functioning (80%) causes them to partake of risky behaviours. The part of
the brain that is responsible for strategizing and for allowing us to understand the impact
of consequences is not yet fully developed. This information helps me to better relate to
adolescents that I meet in social settings and particularly helps me to relate to my own
teenage daughter (Week 10: Adolescent and Intelligence).

In Intelligence through the life span (Week 11), I learnt that constantly using the brain is
exercise for the brain and causes it to be hardy in later life. This segment helped me to
realize how important it is to keep my own brain healthy by engaging in continuous
learning. It also made me see how important brain stimulation is for my mother who had
a stroke last year. I have a greater understanding and appreciation for different
generations because of this new knowledge.