Title: Extending intelligence : enhancement and new constructs /
Authors: Kyllonen, Patrick C.; Roberts, Richard D.; Stankov, Lazar.
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Learning, Psychology of Congresses.; Intellect Congresses; Cognitive learning Congresses.; Intelligence tests Congresses.
Abstract: "This volume presents research from a variety of perspectives on the enhancement of human intelligence. It is an essential volume for researchers, students, and professionals in the fields of educational psychology, intelligence, educational measurement and assessment, and critical thinking."--Jacket.
Contents: Foreword / Sidney Irvine -- Acknowledgments / Patrick C. Kyllonen, Richard D. Roberts and Lazar Stankov -- I. General Background -- 1. Enhancement and New Constructs: Overview and Rationale / Patrick C. Kyllonen, Lazar Stankov and Richard D. Roberts -- II. Enhancement via Instruction -- 2. Improving Intelligence: What's the Difference From Education? / Earl Hunt -- 3. Schooling and Intelligence: Effects of Track of Study on Level and Profile of Cognitive Abilities / Jan-Eric Gustafsson -- 4. Early Childhood Interventions: The Abecedarian Project / Frances A. Campbell and Margaret R. Burchinal -- 5. Does Education Influence Intelligence? / Nathan Brody -- III. Enhancement via Development -- 6. Child Development: The Underweighted Aspect of Intelligence / James Comer -- 7. Enhancing Development in Intellectually Talented Populations / David Lubinski and April Bleske-Rechek --^