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Peer reviewedNagy, Philip; Griffiths, Alan K. – Review of Educational Research, 1982
Many researchers, wishing to generalize to large numbers, have turned away from Piaget's measurement techniques to group paper-and-pencil tests. The psychometric properties of these tests and their statistical links with other constructs are examined, along with the relationship between the observed products of mental effort and their underlying…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedWhite, Margaret B.; Hall, Alfred E. – Educational Horizons, 1980
This article briefly traces the development of intelligence testing from its beginnings in 1905 with Alfred Binet; cites the intelligence theories of Spearman, Thurstone, and Guilford; and examines current objections to intelligence tests in terms of what they test and how they are interpreted. (SJL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational History, Factor Analysis, Group Testing
Download full textSternberg, Robert J.; Wagner, Richard K. – 1982
This three-part report discusses the concept of intelligence and its importance for educators. Part 1 considers the basic question of what intelligence is. Part 2 discusses the implications of notions of intelligence for schooling, dealing with both the training of content knowledge and the training of intellectual skills. Each of these first two…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Objectives
