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Scherer, Marge – Instructor, 1985
Research psychologist Howard Gardner susggests that there are at least seven intelligences and that competence in these intelligences varies. The biological and cultural bases of this theory is explored. Implications for teachers are offered. (DF)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Individual Differences
Rubadeau, Duane O.; And Others – 1983
This four-part guide is designed to help community college instructors understand and respond to individual differences in their students. First, the preface lays out a framework for an in-depth examination of individual learning differences by posing the following questions: (1) Is learning a single function or a composite of different types of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Community Colleges, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries
Miller, Lynda – 1993
Noting that the collective stories of special education have grown out of a tradition that, by its nature tends to perpetuate problems, this book examines such narratives and how they influence thinking and belief about intelligence and learning. It begins by examining how the current story of intelligence developed and illustrates some of the…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Competence, Educational Attitudes, Educational History