Assessment of Cognitive, School, and Home Factors

After reading through the power point, I found it interesting to read about the effect of intelligence tests on students. It does not seem fair for students morale to lessen because of a test that does not measure problem solving skills which measures how he/she perform in the real world. If a student begins to lack confidence because of a specific intelligence test, then how are they going to have the desire or motivation to become better learners. Before reading through the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test I have had several students in the past that would benefit great from this type of test because they have a more quiet manner. When administering the CRCT last year in my 3^rd grade class, I noticed that several students had a lot of unanswered questions and at the last minute they guessed on all of the questions. The power point explained how students have timed tests and students end up guessing on questions, which happens a lot of times. I have administered an IRI to my students in the past and I was able to plan lessons based on my students needs. Completing an IRI at the beginning of the year is beneficial because you can plan strategies in order