Essay On GPA And Intelligence

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Webster’s dictionary defines intelligence as the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills. Many people, however, think that this definition is extremely narrow and does not encompass the various types of intelligence that a person can have. According to the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Intelligence, there are nine different forms of intelligence: spatial, intrapersonal, linguistic, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, existential, logical-mathematical, musical and naturalist (skyview.vansd.org). This paper will discuss how GPA and intelligence correlate, alternative forms of education that do not involve the standard GPA grading, and whether or not an individual’s GPA truly matters as an indicator of future …show more content…

Mark W. Durm stated that, “it was not until 1792 that Cambridge University implemented the GPA and started the legitimate grading system” (2). In the 18th century, teachers were paid based on the sizes of their classrooms. Over time, the grading policy adapted to lessen teacher’s workloads, allowing them to have bigger classes. Due to this structure, the students’ success became less important than the grading system. The system used before the GPA was more advantageous than the newly implemented system. For example, more students interacted with each other, causing the students to learn important communication skills. The students’ level of friendly competition and understanding in the classroom was enough for the teacher to grasp that the students understood the material (gpa-calculator.us). The GPA grading system changed learning because it made grading easier for teachers to assign points and a grade, rather than making sure the students understood the concepts. This is why students today solely obsess over getting an ‘A’, rather than appreciating how to obtain knowledge for the sake of individual growth and understanding. By the 20th century, most schools in the United States had conformed to the GPA grading system and introduced a whole new structure of

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