MEASURE OF INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT

ESSAY PROMPTS

ESSAY A (Knefelkamp & Widick, 1974)

Describe the best course you've experienced in your education. What made it positive for you? Feel free to go into as much detail as you think is necessary to give a clear idea of the course. For example, you might want to discuss areas such as the subject matter, class activities (readings, films, etc.), what the teacher was like, the atmosphere of the class, the evaluation procedures--whatever you think was most important in making this experience so positive for you. Please be as specific as possible in your response, describing as completely as you can why the issues you discuss stand out to you as important.

ESSAY AP (Knefelkamp & Widick, 1974)

Describe a course that would represent the ideal learning experience for you. Please be as specific and concrete as possible about what this course would include; use as much detail as you think is necessary to present clearly this ideal situation. For example, you might want to discuss what the content or subject matter would be, what the teacher/s would be like, your responsibilities as a student, the evaluation procedures that would be used, and so on. Please explain why you feel the specific course aspects you discuss are "ideal" for you.

ESSAY Q (Moore & MacGregor, 1992; Moore, 2002)

Look back on your experiences in this course or program and reflect on your learning in the course as well as discoveries about yourself as a learner. Please be specific and concrete; provide as much detail about what stood out for you as you think is necessary to offer a clear idea of your learning experience. For example, you might want to discuss any or all of the following topics: the content/subject matter, the kinds of teachers and teaching you experienced, the classroom atmosphere, your role as a student, the evaluation procedures that were used. What elements have made a difference in your learning, and why?

ESSAY C (Knefelkamp & Slepitza, 1976)

One of the major issues in many individuals' lives concerns career planning and vocational decision-making. Individuals approach this issue in very different ways; please discuss in detail the things you consider when thinking about the question of career decision-making in your own life. Please be as specific as you can, providing examples whenever possible so that we can understand how you think about the issue of careers.