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Ishikuma, Toshinori; Matsuda, Osamu; Fujita, Kazuhiro; Ueno, Kazuhiko – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2016
This article briefly reviews the history of intellectual assessment with children and youth in Japan, as well as current practices and future directions. The history of intelligence test use in Japan began in the early 20th century. Since the 21st century, three major intelligence tests, namely, the Wechsler Intelligence Scales, the Kaufman…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Children, Youth, Foreign Countries
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Assouline, Susan G.; Nicpon, Megan Foley; Doobay, Alissa – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2009
A case study of the psychometric characteristics of two profoundly gifted girls, one with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the other without ASD, is used to describe the nuances and subtleties most relevant in understanding the relationship between extreme giftedness and social difficulties. Through the presentation of the results from…
Descriptors: Gifted, Autism, Adjustment (to Environment), Psychometrics
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Limon, Margarita; Carretero, Mario – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1997
Reports on an experiment that explored novice learners' responses to anomalous data (new data that contradict previous beliefs). Secondary education students were given both anomalous and confirmatory data concerning various theories about the origin of life on earth. Statistical data reveal their level of awareness of the contradictions. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Structures