文档介绍：Unit Seven Text I Grouping the Gifted: Pro
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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.
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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
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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.
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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:
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IQ scores Description
130 or more Very superior
120 – 129 Superior
110 – 119 Bright normal
90 – 109 Average
80 – 89 Dull normal
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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)
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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 gifted (Paragraph 5)
B. author’s refutation by pointing out the erroneous notions: such fears are groundless (Paragraphs 6 – 9)
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a. evidence 1(p