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Faggella, Kathy; Horowitz, Janet – Instructor, 1990
Seven forms of intellectual accomplishment are identified; each type forms the basis of a certain learning style. This article outlines how to recognize the characteristics of each form of intelligence and how to supply the materials, activities, and experiences that will reinforce these strengths in students. (IAH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Intelligence
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Gibson, David; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1988
A study of 18 Down Syndrome and 18 other mentally retarded adults found evidence of a significant erosion of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children scores from the third to fourth decades of life. The Block Design subtest was especially vulnerable to performance decline with age in the Down Syndrome adults. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Dementia, Downs Syndrome
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Zeidner, Moshe – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1990
Examines the perceptions of Israeli college students toward the modal intelligence of and social distances among the following groups: (1) European Jews; (2) Eastern Jews; (3) Christian Arabs; (4) Moslem Arabs; and (5) Druze. Concludes that perceptions are molded by and function like cultural group stereotypes. (FMW)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Stereotypes, Foreign Countries
Geber, Beverly – Training, 1989
Discusses whether intelligence testing belongs in the workplace. Consequences of that decision relate to whether it is better for society to endorse the ascendancy of individuals or whether the rights of disadvantaged groups should take precedence. (JOW)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Cognitive Ability, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Intelligence Differences
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Strand, Paul S. – PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning, 1995
The authors of The Bell Curve have been accused of everything from racism to poor research. However, the book could have a tremendous impact on the role of intelligence in social science and social policy. It is especially relevant for adult education programs geared to the less fortunate, and it is appropriate to discuss the merits of the book…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Individual Differences, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Quotient
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Fancher, Raymond E. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1995
"The Bell Curve" declares that studies of separated identical twins--the "purest" of "direct" methods for estimating IQ heritability--indicate a value of +.75-+.80. But, the main study cited suggests a heritability of "two-thirds" for the middle class, and Herrnstein and Murray neglect to mention numerous…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Correlation, Heredity, Intelligence Differences
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Ousley, Opal Y.; Mesibov, Gary B. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1991
Interviews with 21 high-functioning adults with autism and 20 mildly to moderately mentally retarded adults without autism indicated that the mentally retarded group had more sexual experiences, with no intergroup differences in sexual knowledge or interest. Intelligence quotient was positively correlated with knowledge scores and males had…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Autism, Comparative Analysis
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Mettetal, Gwendolyn; Jordan, Cheryl; Harper, Sheryll – Journal of Educational Research, 1997
Investigated the impact of a multiple intelligences (MI) curriculum on elementary students, parents, and teachers. Classroom observations; teacher, parent, and student interviews; and parent surveys indicated that all respondents were very positive about the MI concept and about schoolwide implementation. Implementation of MI concepts was uneven…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education, Intelligence Differences
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Shaywitz, Sally E.; Holahan, John M.; Freudenheim, Daniele A.; Fletcher, Jack M.; Makuch, Robert W.; Shaywitz, Bennett A. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2001
A study involving boys (grades 4-7) who were highly gifted (n=18), low gifted (n=17), had learning disabilities (n=26), and were typical (n=26), found highly gifted boys exhibited levels of behavioral problems similar to those with learning disabilities, whereas low gifted boys had lower levels than boys with learning disabilities. (Contains…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Hyperactivity
Sternberg, Robert J. – Gifted Education International, 2000
This article describes the theory of successful intelligence and how it can be applied to gifted education. It discusses the inadequacy of notions of IQ or general ability for fully characterizing intellectual giftedness and presents evidence in favor of the statistical validity and usefulness of the successful intelligence theory. (Contains…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Achievement, Adults, Children
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Sternberg, Robert J. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2000
This article discusses how giftedness is currently defined and presents an alternative view based on a balance theory of wisdom. The theory is described as a useful way of conceptualizing wisdom. Sources of differences in wisdom and the need for development of wisdom as a form of giftedness are addressed. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Adults, Classification, Cognitive Ability
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Cherry, Katie E.; Applegate, Heather; Reese, Celinda M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2002
A study examined memory for pictures and words in 16 adults with mental retardation and 24 controls. Pictorial superiority effects occurred in free recall and recognition for both intelligence-level groups. Correlational analyses indicated working memory span was primarily related to recall performance, irrespective of stimulus format. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adults, Intelligence Differences, Memory, Mental Retardation
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Lynn, Richard; Van Court, Marian – Intelligence, 2004
Data from the General Social Survey (GSS) collected in the years 1990-1996 are examined for the relationship between fertility and intelligence as measured by vocabulary. The results show that the relation between fertility and intelligence has been consistently negative for successive birth cohorts from to 1900 to 1979, indicating the presence of…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Skills, Cohort Analysis, Birth Rate, Correlation
Bernet, Michael – 1996
There is no accepted definition and no adequate measure for the concept of Emotional Intelligence (EI). Some of the myriad issues surrounding EI are discussed here. One problem in the consideration of EI is the confusion between the terms "feelings" and "emotions." Differences between the two are examined and a working definition of feelings is…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Emotional Experience, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Problems
Kraus, J.; Judd, L. – Australian Journal of Mental Retardation, 1974
Examined was the relationship between length of institutionalization and IQ change in 46 school-aged, socially deprived, retarded girls. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Disadvantaged Youth
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