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Extending intelligence enhancement and new constructs /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kyllonen, Patrick C., Roberts, Richard D., Stankov, Lazar.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers, c2008.
Series:Educational psychology series.
Subjects:
Learning, Psychology of > Congresses.
Intellect > Congresses.
Cognitive learning > Congresses.
Intelligence tests > Congresses.
EDUCATION > Educational Psychology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Sidney Irvine
  • Acknowledgments / Patrick C. Kyllonen, Richard D. Roberts and Lazar Stankov
  • I. General Background
  • 1. Enhancement and New Constructs: Overview and Rationale / Patrick C. Kyllonen, Lazar Stankov and Richard D. Roberts
  • II. Enhancement via Instruction
  • 2. Improving Intelligence: What's the Difference From Education? / Earl Hunt
  • 3. Schooling and Intelligence: Effects of Track of Study on Level and Profile of Cognitive Abilities / Jan-Eric Gustafsson
  • 4. Early Childhood Interventions: The Abecedarian Project / Frances A. Campbell and Margaret R. Burchinal
  • 5. Does Education Influence Intelligence? / Nathan Brody
  • III. Enhancement via Development
  • 6. Child Development: The Underweighted Aspect of Intelligence / James Comer
  • 7. Enhancing Development in Intellectually Talented Populations / David Lubinski and April Bleske-Rechek
  • 8. Studiesof the Impacts of Minimum Academic Standards (Prop 48) on the Academic Achievements of College Student-Athletes / John J. McArdle
  • 9. Is There a Standard for Standardized Testing? Four Sketches of the Applicability (or Lack Thereof) of Standardized Testing in Different Educational Systems / Elena Grigorenko, Linda Jarvin, Weihua Niu and David Preiss
  • IV. Enhancement Over Time
  • 10. Spearman, g, Expertise, and the Nature of Human Cognitive Capability / John L. Horn
  • 11. Become a Demosthenes! Compensating Age-Related Memory Deficits With Expert Strategies / Reinhold Kliegl and Doris Philipp
  • 12. History of the American Mind in the 20th Century: A Scenario to Explain IQ Gains Over Time and a Case for the Irrelevance of g / James R. Flynn
  • V. Enhancement via New Constructs
  • 13. 'g, ' g's, or Jeez: Which Is the Best Model for Developing Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise? / Robert J. Sternberg
  • 14. What Is Emotional Intelligence and What Does It Predict? / John D. Mayer, Peter Salovey and David R. Caruso
  • 15. Is Intelligence Critical Thinking? Why We Need a New Definition of Intelligence / Diane F. Halpern
  • VI. New Directions in Enhancement
  • 16. Nutrition and Intellectual Development / David Benton
  • 17. Challenges and Opportunities for Intelligence Augmentation / Bradley Rhodes
  • 18. Future of Human Intelligence: Enhancing Cognitive Capacity in a 24/7 World / David F. Dinges and Naomi L. Rogers
  • VII. Conclusions
  • 19. Extending Intelligence: Conclusions and Future Directions / Richard D. Roberts, Lazar Stankov, Ralf Schulze and Patrick C. Kyllonen.

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