Intelligence and Intelligence Testing

Informationen zum Autor Richard B. Fletcher is Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at Massey University, New Zealand. John Hattie is Professor of Education at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and Director of the Visible Learning Research Lab. Klappentext There can be no denying the enduring appeal of IQ over the last century. It is probably one of the most misunderstood yet highly researched psychological constructs ever. Such has been the controversy surrounding this topic that it is difficult to distinguish fact from fiction. Intelligence and Intelligence Testing is a text that aims to address that. Zusammenfassung There can be no denying the enduring appeal of IQ over the last century. It is probably one of the most misunderstood yet highly researched psychological constructs ever. Such has been the controversy surrounding this topic that it is difficult to distinguish fact from fiction. Intelligence and Intelligence Testing is a text that aims to address that. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1. What is Intelligence? Chapter 2. The Brief and Sometimes Dirty History of Intelligence and IQ Tests Chapter 3. Why Do We Care About Intelligence? Chapter 4. The Measurement of Intelligence Chapter 5. The Development of an IQ Test Chapter 6. Test the Nation: The New Zealand IQ Test Television Show Chapter 7. Profile of a Nation Chapter 8. The Future of Intelligence Appendix 1. Where to Find Out More about Intelligence Snippets About Intelligence

Product details

• Authors: Richard Fletcher, Richard B Fletcher, Richard Hattie Fletcher, John Hattie, Hattie John
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.03.2011
• EAN: 9780415600910
• ISBN: 978-0-415-60091-0
• No. of pages: 124
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, Educational psychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Teaching skills and techniques, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Teaching skills & techniques, EDUCATION / Teaching / General