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Direct linkLynn, Richard – Intelligence, 2012
Criticisms advanced by Felice and Giugliano (2011) of the thesis that IQs in Italy are higher in the north than in the south are answered and new data confirming the thesis are given from the PISA 2009 study and for math and reading abilities in the recent INVALSI study. New genetic data are given showing higher frequency of blond hair the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Ability, Mathematics, Intelligence Tests
Felice, Emanuele; Giugliano, Ferdinando – Intelligence, 2011
In his article "In Italy, North-South differences in IQ predict differences in income, education, infant mortality, stature, and literacy," Richard Lynn claims to have found the reason causing the divergence between the Northern and the Southern regions of Italy. This article identifies the four main hypotheses formulated in his paper…
Descriptors: Infant Mortality, Intelligence Tests, Intelligence Quotient, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedKranzler, John H. – School Psychology Review, 1997
Addresses educational and policy issues related to use and interpretation of intelligence (IQ) tests in schools. Summarizes research on cognitive abilities and origins of individual differences in IQ. Considers implications of findings for educational and social policy. Discusses important issues related to practical application of IQ tests in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Policy, Intelligence Tests, Multiple Intelligences
Download full textMiller, Phyllis, Ed. – Mensa Research Journal, 2002
This journal issue presents articles that attempt to expand common ideas of intelligence and giftedness. Following a brief article offering "Notes, Quotes, and Anecdotes" by Francis Carter, the first major article is "Democratizing Our Concept of Human Intelligence" (by Wendy M. Williams). In it, the limitations of IQ tests are explored as are the…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Peer reviewedBenbow, Camilla Persson; Minor, Lola L. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1990
When a battery of tests commonly associated with intelligence was administered to 144 13 year olds identified as extremely precocious, the verbally precocious students scored higher on verbal and general knowledge types of tests, and mathematically precocious students scored higher on tests of nonverbal reasoning, spatial ability, and memory.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Development, Gifted, Intelligence Tests
Peer reviewedGardner, Howard – Annals of Dyslexia, 1987
The multiple intelligence theory is based on cultural contexts, biological analysis, developmental theories, and a vertical theory of faculties. Seven intelligences are identified: linguistic, logical mathematical, musical, spatial, bodily kinesthetic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal. The theory's educational implications are described,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Early Childhood Education
