This book presents an overview of intellectual and cognitive assessment, with a focus on practical applications. Authors describe major theories of intelligence and guidance on using the latest measures of cognitive abilities with individuals of all ages, from toddlers to adults…
This guide presents information and clinical tools to implement the Anger Coping Program, an empirically supported intervention for students in grades 3-6. Practitioners are taken step by step through setting up treatment groups, teaching vital skills for reducing aggression and…
Ten years ago, the hegemonic idea was that language was a kind of independent module within the mind, a sort of "print-out" of whatever cognitive activity was taking place, but without any influence whatsoever in that activity. While this view is still held, evidence amassed in …
Foundations of metacognition
Intelligence, heredity, and environment
The Soviet Union collapsed more than 20 years ago, but the traces left in occupied countries by this monstrous system still affect the lives of millions of people. Under the glittering surface of newsworthy events that regularly appear in the mass media, there are many other wou…
Theories of intelligence
by Detterman, Douglas K., Sternberg, Robert J., Gardner, Howard, Ceci, Stephen J., Egan, Vincent, Eysenck, H. J., Detterman, D. K., Ackerman, P. L., Brand, Chris, Bruck, Maggie, Carroll, John B., Deary, Ian, Horn, John L., Humphreys, Lloyd G., Hunt, Earl, Jensen, Arthur R., Krechevsky, Mara, Kyllonen, Patrick C., Noll, Jennie
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Developing the ability to speak in a foreign language is an arduous task. This is because it involves the mastery of different language subsystems, simultaneous focus on comprehension and production, and the impact of a range of social factors. This challenge is further compound…
The "Flynn effect" is a surprising finding, identified by James R. Flynn, that iq test scores have significantly increased from one generation to the next over the past century. Flynn now brings us an exciting new book which aims to make sense of this rise in iq scores and consi…
The National Research Council (nrc), through the Center for Education (cfe), wishes to build on the work in early childhood it has already done. In particular, the nrc wishes to focus on research on young children and their learning of mathematical and scientific ideas. The work…