Additional Readings

Chapter 8 Additional Readings:

Chapter 8: Intelligence

Additional Reading 8.1

The Knowns and Unknowns of Intelligence http://www.apa.org/education/k12/intelligence.aspx

The publication of Hernnstrein and Murray's controversial book The Bell Curve, set off a firestorm of controversy about intelligence and the factors that influence it. This link takes you to an American Psychological Association (APA) task force report on what we know about intelligence and what is still unknown. This report gives a balanced and objective view on intelligence, and acknowledges the limitations that still exist in studying this important topic.

National Association for Gifted Children Resource Links http://www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=692

This Web page contains links to many online resources for private and government programs that are available to gifted children.

Summary of PSYCOLOQUY topic Brain Intelligence http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/ptopic?topic=brain-intelligence

This site contains summaries of several articles that look at the possible connection between intelligence and brain function. Click on the links on the left side of each abstract for the full article. This on-line journal PSYCOLOQUY provides other topics on the brain and mind which can be searched in the topic box. Chapter 8: Intelligence

Terman: The Uses of Intelligence Tests http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Terman/terman1.htm

Spearman: "GENERAL INTELLIGENCE," OBJECTIVELY DETERMINED AND MEASURED http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Spearman/

These are two classic articles by the psychologists who introduced intelligence testing to North America and laid the foundations for early theories about the nature of intelligence.

For more on the history of intelligence testing the York University Classics in the History of Psychology site has a list of relevant readings available at their site. http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/topic.htm#iq

Binet: New Methods for the Diagnosis of the Intellectual Level of Subnormals http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Binet/binet1.htm

This is a classic article by one of the earliest leaders in the development of intelligence testing, Alfredt Binet. This article outlines the rationale and structure behind testing of intelligence, and discusses the use of those tests in evaluating mental abilities. http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/topic.htm#iq Chapter 8: Intelligence

The Cyril Burt Affair http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/burtaffair.shtml

From the introduction:

“Until his death in 1971, the British educational psychologist Sir Cyril Burt was viewed as one of the most significant and influential educational psychologists of his time. Within a year of his death, however, the legitimacy of his research was being questioned. The questions began to turn into accusations, and by 1976 he was officially accused of fabricating data to prove that intelligence was inherited. The publication of Burt's official biography by Leslie Hearnshaw in 1979 seemed to seal Burt's fate by concluding that the charges of fraud were merited. However, the recent work of two independent researchers, Robert Joynson and Ronald Fletcher, has reopened the issue and raised doubts about the accusations of fraud.”

Multiple Intelligences and Education http://www.infed.org/thinkers/gardner.htm

This article provides extensive background on Howard Gardner’s life and the the development of his concept of multiple intelligences. It also discusses the usefulness of this concept in education.