Educational Differences (Rle Edu L)

Among particular issues discussed in this book are the problems of the cultural disadvantaged, the problems of devising psychological tests which are not biased towards any particular culture, the problems of minority groups of children in education and the relationship between heritability and teachability.

List of contents

Acknowledgements. Preface. 1. Hierarchical Theories of Mental Ability. 2. The Culturally Disadvataged: Psychological and Educational Aspects. 3. Understanding Readiness. 4. The Role of Verbal Mediation in Mental Development. 5. Another Look at Culture-Fair Testing. 6. Selection of Minority Students in Higher Education. 7. Do Schools Cheat Minority Children? 8. Varieties of Individual Differences in Learning. 9. Can We and Should We Study Race Differences? 10. The Heritability of Intelligence. References. Indices.

About the author

Arthur Jensen is Emeritus Professor of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University, a Board Member of the CMM Institute, and a co-director of the Cosmopolis 2045 project.

Summary

Among particular issues discussed in this book are the problems of the cultural disadvantaged, the problems of devising psychological tests which are not biased towards any particular culture, the problems of minority groups of children in education and the relationship between heritability and teachability.

Product details

• Authors: Arthur Jensen, Jensen Arthur
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.07.2014
• EAN: 9781138008274
• ISBN: 978-1-138-00827-4
• No. of pages: 472
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, Educational psychology