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Peer reviewedVernon, Philip A. – Journal of Special Education, 1983
The paper describes recent research investigating the relationship between speed with which individuals can execute basic cognitive processes and performance on tests of intelligence and mental ability. Results are discussed in terms of three properties of the working-memory system which limit the amount of information for simultaneous storing and…
Descriptors: Information Processing, Intellectual Development, Intelligence, Memory
Peer reviewedWelsandt, Roy F.; Meyer, Philip A. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1974
Suggests that the iconic memory impairment of retarded subjects is attributable in part to mental retardation and not simply to low mental age. (Author/ED)
Descriptors: Age, Cognitive Processes, Handicapped Children, Intellectual Development
Download full textLesgold, Alan – 1983
This article, written for psychologists, educators, and allied health professionals, is both a review of the "Handbook of Human Intelligence" Robert S. Sternberg, editor, and an essay in response to it. Following a note on the contributions made to the field of cognitive psychology by Sternberg and the Handbook, chapters of the book,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Book Reviews, Cultural Influences, Educational Psychology
Meeker, Mary – 1987
The article describes a curriculum used in gifted programming which is based on Guilford's Structure of Intellect (SOI) theory of intelligence. Sourcebooks and individual SOI modules have been developed to train over 90 kinds of intellectual ability. Five categories of intellectual ability are defined (cognition, memory, evaluation, convergent…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Convergent Thinking, Creative Development, Curriculum Development
Waller, Patricia F. – NASSP Bull, 1969
Part III of a 3-part report. See also AA 501 768, AA 501 769, and AA 501 771, and AA 501 772.
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Convergent Thinking, Curriculum Development, Divergent Thinking
Perkins, David – 1995
Pychologists, educators, and others have challenged the idea of a fixed IQ. This book uses recent research and earlier discoveries to argue that intelligence is not genetically set. Noting that the idea of learnable intelligence reflects the belief that intelligence can be taught, the book outlines a theory of learnable intelligence, including…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Epistemology, Experiential Learning, Genetics
McLaughlin, John A.; And Others – 1971
Two studies are reported. The first is based on Piaget's assertion that the child's representation of his world is dependent on the level of cognitive development at which he is currently functioning. Forty-eight normals and 48 retardates were given a visual memory task. They were asked to recall a configural presentation in a number of ways,…
Descriptors: Handicapped Children, Intellectual Development, Intelligence, Intelligence Differences
Hughes, Fergus P. – 1980
The recent phenomenon of the "returning adult" to colleges has raised concern regarding two implications: age decline in intellectual ability and loss due to lack of practice. Literature indicates slight impairment of the problem-solving function until the years of advanced age. The degree of impairment is related to factors of educational…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
