I think IQ is more about ability to deal with novel problems, thinking in abstract terms and making complex connections between topics.
The problem with "speed of learning" is that the result is not defined here. What is the result of learning? Is it being able to recite the material back? Is it being able to use it in real world?
I would expect that high IQ will help with learning complex material and may potentially be a detriment when learning stuff that requires a lot of rote memorisation. I know it is a detriment for me... my mind is just unable to stick to a monotonous task of remembering things and will naturally get distracted with anything more rewarding intellectually.
Which is to say that learning by rote memorisation isn't very interesting to me and this makes me inefficient at doing it. I am much more likely to learn facts when in context of solving problems that are interesting to me.
The problem with "speed of learning" is that the result is not defined here. What is the result of learning? Is it being able to recite the material back? Is it being able to use it in real world?
I would expect that high IQ will help with learning complex material and may potentially be a detriment when learning stuff that requires a lot of rote memorisation. I know it is a detriment for me... my mind is just unable to stick to a monotonous task of remembering things and will naturally get distracted with anything more rewarding intellectually.
Which is to say that learning by rote memorisation isn't very interesting to me and this makes me inefficient at doing it. I am much more likely to learn facts when in context of solving problems that are interesting to me.