ScholarWorks@숙명여자대학교

초록

This study was aimed at establishing a hierarchical intelligence model and empirically testing it on the assumption that the theories of hierarchical intelligence can best explain about human intelligence. For the scale in validating the hierarchical model, the Multifactorial Cognitive Ability Test for children developed by Song In-Sub in 199 was applied. For data collection, 750 Kindergarten and first-grade elementary school children in Seoul and Kyongsangnamdo areas were sampled to test. Among them, 699 ones were identified as reliable for this study. This study can be concluded as follows; Regarding the validity of the hierarchical model structure for intelligence In other to verify this model structure, planar and hierarchical models were analyzed using the LISREL program. As a consequence, the planar one showed 8.31 of chi-square/df, which means inappropriate to explain structure of intelligence. In contrast, the hierarchical model was found appropriate showing 4.88 of Chi-Square/df. Furthermore, differences of other indices between two models support higher validity of the hierarchical model than to the planar one(.912 and .955 in GFI; .861 and .921 in AGFI, and .058 and .043 in RMSR). Base upon the above findings this study can be concluded as follows; Frist, in terms of theory, this study may be useful in that it has empirically tested the new hierarchical intelligence model under the circumstance that recent studies are focused on information processings rather than structured factors of intelligence. Second, in terms of methodology, this study may be useful in that it has verified the effectivencess of the hierarchical model directly using the LISREL program and therely has suggested new approach to te studies of intelligence. Third, in practical terms, this study may be useful in that it has attempted to test the validity of the hierarchical model which hardly studied and therewith has presented a test case for future studies.

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