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Fellenz, Robert A., Ed.; Conti, Gary J., Ed. – 1990
"Understanding Adult Intelligence" (Robert Sternberg) focuses on the nature of intelligence. It explains Sternberg's triarchic theory, in which he posits three main aspects of intelligence: its relation to the internal or mental world of the learner, its relation to experience, and its relation to the surrounding world. "Strategies and Learning"…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Aging (Individuals)
Killian, C. Rodney, Ed. – 1980
Papers presented at the 1980 National Conference on Reasoning, Piaget, and Higher Education are presented which address the implications of Piaget's research on the teaching of reasoning skills in higher education. Contents include the following: "Piaget: An Agenda, Not an Answer for the 80s," by Catherine M. Warrick; "Project…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, College Instruction