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Davis, Andrew – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2005
Over the last two decades the traditional conception of intelligence and other mental powers as stable individual assets has been challenged by approaches in psychology emphasising context and "situated cognition". This paper argues that the debate should not be seen as an empirical dispute, and relates it to discussions in philosophy of mind…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Educational Assessment, Intelligence, Cognitive Ability