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Peer reviewedSarason, Seymour B. – Teachers College Record, 1976
This article discusses the psychological theories and concepts of Alfred Binet and how they have been misused in modern school psychology. (DMT)
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Educational Testing
Biology and Human Affairs, 1973
Examines the definitions of intelligence and educability and discusses these terms in relation to the writings of Jensen and of Darlington. (PEB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Educational Testing, Group Testing, Intellectual Experience
Sternberg, Robert J. – 1995
Although British psychologist Francis Galton lost the battle for the definition of intelligence in his own time, his views live on in the work of Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray. They argue that the Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is an adequate measure of intelligence, and that IQ is highly heritable. They contend that there are racial and…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Educational Testing, Ethnic Groups, Genetics
