Chapter 1

Introduction

There is conclusive evidence for the impact of IQ level on job aptitude test scores, trainability, job performance and income. A high IQ is valuable cognitive capital in our knowledge based economy. Your IQ level is the single most powerful predictor of work performance not amount of experience but higher IQ. Higher IQs have more high performance work practices. Theres one very good reason besides why employers use IQ test in recruitment. Higher IQs are past learners. Most intelligence researchers define intelligence as what is measured by intelligence tests, but some scholars argue that this definition is inadequate and that intelligence is whatever abilities are valued by ones culture. Achievement tests and aptitude tests are very similar to intelligence tests. An achievement test is designed to assess what a person has already learned, whereas an aptitude test is designed to predict future performance or assess potential for learning. In fort Magsaysay Seventh Infantry Division. The psychologist uses the Purdue Non Linguistic Test (PNLT) for their IQ test in recruitment for new sets of trainees. It is necessary to conduct this inquiry to find out if their IQ may affect their training performance so that in the future the officers of the board for recruitment can predict who is going to be the first in their training. The study is conducted if Fort Magsaysay 7th Infantry Division 3130 Palayan city Nueva Ecija.

Theoretical and Conceptual Framework Theoretical The study is anchored on the theory of multiple intelligences proposed by Howard Gardner in 1983 as a model if intelligences that differentiate intelligence into various specific (primarily sensory) modalities, rather than seeing it as dominated by a single general ability. These primary mental abilities were Verbal comprehension, reasoning, perceptual speed, numerical ability, word fluency, associative memory and spatial visualization. In formulating his theory, Gardner placed less emphasis on explaining the results of mental tests than on accounting for the range of human abilities that exist across cultures. He drew on diverse sources of evidence to determine the number of intelligences in his theory. For example, he examined studies of brain-damaged people who had lost one ability, such as spatial thinking, but retained another, such as language. The fact that two abilities could operate independently of one another suggested the existence of separate intelligences. Gardner also proposed that evidence for multiple intelligences came from prodigies and savants. Prodigies are individuals who show an exceptional talent in a specific area at a young age, but who are normal in other respects. Savants are people who score low on IQ testsand who may have only limited language or social skillsbut demonstrate some remarkable ability, such as extraordinary memory or drawing ability. To Gardner, the presence of certain high-level abilities in the absence of other abilities also suggested the existence of multiple intelligences. Gardner initially identified seven intelligences and proposed a person who exemplified each one. Linguistic intelligence involves aptitude with speech and language and is exemplified by poet T. S. Eliot. Logical-mathematical intelligence involves the ability to reason abstractly and solve mathematical and logical problems. Physicist Albert Einstein is a good example of this intelligence. Spatial intelligence is used to perceive visual and spatial information and to conceptualize the world in tasks like navigation and in art. Painter Pablo Picasso represents a person of high spatial intelligence. Musical

intelligence, the ability to perform and appreciate music, is represented by composer Igor Stravinsky. Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence is the ability to use ones body or portions of it in various activities, such as dancing, athletics, acting, surgery, and magic. Martha Graham, the famous dancer and choreographer, is a good example of bodily-kinesthetic intelligence. Interpersonal intelligence involves understanding others and acting on that understanding and is exemplified by psychiatrist Sigmund Freud. Intrapersonal intelligence is the ability to understand ones self and is typified by the leader Mohandas Gandhi. In the late 1990s Gardner added an eighth intelligence to his theory: naturalist intelligence, the ability to recognize and classify plants, animals, and minerals. Naturalist Charles Darwin is an example of this intelligence. According to Gardner, each person has a unique profile of these intelligences, with strengths in some areas and weaknesses in others. Gardners theory found rapid acceptance among educators because it suggests a wider goal than traditional education has adopted. The theory implies that traditional school training may neglect a large portion of human abilities, and that students considered slow by conventional academic measures might excel in other respects. A number of schools have formed with curriculums designed to assess and develop students abilities in all of the intelligences Gardner identified. Critics of the multiple intelligences theory have several objections. First, they argue that Gardner based his ideas more on reasoning and intuition than on empirical studies. They note that there are no tests available to identify or measure the specific intelligences and that the theory largely ignores decades of research that show a tendency for different abilities to correlateevidence of a general intelligence factor. In addition, critics argue that some of the intelligences Gardner identified, such as musical intelligence and bodilykinesthetic intelligence, should be regarded simply as talents because they are not usually required to adapt to life demands.

Research paradigm
Students in candidate soldier training course Sex Age Educational attainment Sibling position IQ and training performance of the candidate soldiers

Statement of the problem

The study aimed to determine if the IQ of the applicants in candidate soldier training course Fort Magsaysay 7th Infantry Division. Specifically, it sought to answer the fallowing sub problems: 1. What are the socio- demographic characteristics of the candidate soldier in terms of: a. Sex b. Age c. Educational attainment d. Sibling position 2. What are the reasons of the candidate soldier in entering the military: a. Financial problem b. Lifetime goal

Hypothesis of the study The fallowing hypotheses are formulated for acceptance or rejection of study: 1. The socio- demographic of the candidate soldier such as sex, age, educational attainment, and sibling position does not affect their training performance. 2. The reasons of the candidate soldiers in entering the military such as financial problem and lifetime goal does not affect their training performance Scope and limitation of the study The respondents are the applicants of the candidate soldier training course batch 2010. It focuses on the IQ of the applicants and their training performance such as their academic and non academic performance. Academic subjects compose of military subjects such as weapons, military tactics map reading, and land navigation. Non-academic subjects compose of drill and ceremonies, physical fitness and test aptitude.

Significance of the study The findings of the study will help the trainers of the candidate soldier training course to determine who will be good in the class. It also helps the Philippine Army to be more aware in recruiting and evaluating the candidate soldiers in terms of their IQ because it will affect their training performance and later on it will also affect the effectiveness of soldiers in their prospective work.

Definition of terms Candidate soldiers- is an applicant to be a regular enlisted personnel in the armed forces Candidate soldier training course- is a 6 months training compose of academic and non- academic subjects and after the 6 months training they are automatically be enlisted in the regular force. Neuro section- is where the candidate soldiers take the exams. Trainers- are the persons who were assigned to be the teacher of the candidate soldiers. DQ or disqualified- is the person who was not able to pass the psychiatric exams.