J.P. Guilford proposed the Structure of Intellect (SOI) model to describe 180 different types of intellectual abilities. The SOI model categorizes abilities into three dimensions: operations (6 types of thinking processes), content (5 types of information), and products (6 types of outcomes). Each combination of one operation, one content, and one product defines a specific intellectual ability. The model suggests intelligence involves distinct skills that can be improved through training. It also implies curriculum should incorporate different combinations of operations, content, and products to develop students' intellects based on their individual differences.
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Guilford's structure of intellect model
1. J.P. Guilfords STRUCTURE OF INTELLECT MODEL / Three
dimensional model (Revised)
by
Dr. Bonnie Amonge Crerar
Assistant Professor, Assam Donbosco University, Guwahati
2. It is the result of Factor analytic research conducted by
Guilford and his associates in the Psychological Laboratory,
at the University of Southern California, USA.
According to him an individuals performance on an
intelligence test can be traced back to underlying mental
abilities or factors of intelligence which are 180 in number
and can be organized under the following three
dimensions:
Operations: act of thinking/ Psychological Process
Content: content/ material i.e. nature of
information on which one works
Products: Outcome of the working of Operations on
Content
3. (Brain Operates) Operations (6)
Contents (5)
Products (6)
Operat
ions
(6)
Cognition : Becoming aware, discover, comprehend
Memory recording: Encoding Information
Memory retention: Ability to recall information
Divergent thinking: Ability to generate multiple solutions
Convergent thinking: Producing single solution
Evaluation : Ability to judge similarity, differences and the best
Conten
ts
(5)
Visual: Information perceived through seeing
Auditory: Information perceived through hearing
Symbolic: Symbols and signs that have no meaning in themselves
Semantic: Words/ sentences oral/ written or in ones mind
Behavioural: Acts of individual/ individuals
Produc
ts
(6)
Units: Single items of knowledge- words, shapes, facial expression
Classes: Organizing units into groups based on shared attributes
Relations: Linking units either as opposites, associates, sequences or
analogues
Systems: Multiple relation between units to create a network/
structures
Transformations: Changes, perspectives, mutations to knowledge
Implications: Predictions, inferences, consequences
5. EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE SOI MODEL
i. Intellect is a matter of skills and hence can be
improvised through training.
ii. Must consider individual differences among
students.
iii. Ability to judge peoples behaviour .
iv. Curriculum should be such that a combination of
operations, content and product is made for the
development of intellect.