It's interesting that nearly anyone that does well (eg. gets top grades), automatically gets told that you are so smart and/or such a nerd ><. it can get quite annoying.
I don't believe there's a clear correlation between intelligence and grades:
- a person can be seen as 'smart' but can't produce grades due to bad exam techniques, stress, extreme laziness (poor preparation), mind blanks out etc.
- on the other hand an 'average' person may produce top grades because they know how to study/cram well, stress less, spends more time revising, have good exam techniques or luck/educational guesses (eg. MCQ), better time management skills etc.
I do believe that a person would have average or above average intelligence in most cases to achieve good grades. However, a grade is largely a result of what you're able to recall/apply and how you use the time effectively during the exam.
food for thought:
- so what is true intelligence anyway?
- can you really measure it or maybe its a combination of things?
anyway good luck with everyone's results =)
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agree, with me grades correlate with how interested I am on the subject...therefore my appaling grades engineering. I remember being top in the school for "Technology" in NZ...I did not try hard but i enjoyed/was interested in it.
ReplyDeleteI think there is a positive correlation but as a stat lecturer will tell you, correlation does not equal cause!
ReplyDeleteI think being intelligent means being able to apply what you've learnt in class to real life. Isn't that the whole point of us learning?