Sternbergs Triarchic Theory of Intelligence

Sternberg 's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence

Sternberg 's Triachic

Theory

Of

Intelligence

Introduction

Robert Sternberg once came up with his theory Triarchic theory of intelligence . This theory goes against the psychometric assessment of intelligence for the first time making it to be innovative and revolutionary . Human intelligence , according to Sternberg , is defined as mental action targeted towards purposive adaptation to , selection as well as shaping of real world environment appropriate to an individual life (Sternberg , 1985

The implies that intelligence is a measure of how well a

person deals with or handles environmental changes in his entire lifetime . In most cases , the theory 's foundation is based on observation of Graduate Yale students . According to Stenberg , appropriate measurement and definition of intelligence can translate to success in real life . He came up with theory in an effort to provide explanations of intelligence in terms of performance level of individuals in everyday world rather than on the basis of intelligence test

The basic parts or sub theories of Sternberg Triachic theory are

Analytical (componential

Creative (experiential

Practical (contextual Retrieved on July 28 , 2009 from www .wilderdom .com

Analytic

The dynamics of how the mind works was related with various components according to Sternberg . Sternberg was of the opinion that the analytic components of intelligence or academic problem solving skills is fundamentally based on the collective operations of the performance component , the metacomponent and the knowledge acquisition components While the metacomponents are the executive or the administrative processes explored in solving problems...