What is SOI? -- Structure of Intellect
Dr. J.P. Guilford developed the theory underlying SOI in military and academic research. During World War II, the US Air Force was using IQ, vision assessment and good health as the basis for choosing pilots. With these conventional criteria, 35% of the individuals selected "washed out" during the training. Guilford was asked to develop a more effective screening tool. He did so and when his new screening was applied the "washout" rate dropped to 9% for bombardiers, and 5% for pilots and navigators.
Mary Meeker a doctorial student of Guilford 's, along with her husband Robert, took Guilford 's theory and developed it into an effective tool to assess learning capacities and to develop learning abilities where needed. It is this ability to develop potential learning abilities that makes SOI stand out from the many other intelligence tests.
SOI is currently used:
• in gifted and remedial programs in schools throughout North America ;
• in business and industry;
• in private clinics;
• in employment training programs;
• in corrections.
The new expanded SOI program is IPP - Integrated Practise Protocol. IPP is a program of sensory integration, visual perception and SOI training that has dramatically enhanced the ability to develop potential intelligence.
