Describes from a neurobiological perspective the interdependence of emotion and reason. Examines the contribution of implicit memory to unconscious cognitive processes. Explores the implications of emotion and implicit memory for transformative learning. (Contains 64 references.) (SK)

Examines multiple intelligences and learning styles. Focuses on Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences; the Dunn and Dunn Learning Style Model that identifies individuals' preferences for specific instructional environments, strategies, and resources and the extent to which they affect academic achievement; and similarities and differences…

Results of profile analysis via multidimensional scaling (PAMS), a technique for studying the most prominent profiles in a battery of measures, are reported for the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale--Revised (WAIS) and the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB). PAMS profiles and the methodological features of the PAMS approach are discussed. (SLD)

Discussion of performance improvement focuses on the effect of emotions on performance. Topics include the emotional intelligence of the performers; how people deal with emotional demands and the stress of their performance; and emotional states that affect attention, focus, perception, and time on task. (LRW)

Suggests that gifted children do not fit into traditional classrooms where the curriculum is based merely on age, and large numbers of gifted children are in inappropriate educational settings. The article examines: how to cast aside stereotypes about what giftedness means; who is gifted; what public schools do for gifted children; and how to help…

Reviews literature on emotional intelligence and presents a model for incorporating it into business curricula in four phases: preparation, training, transfer and maintenance, and evaluation. Assessment tools and experiential exercises for emotional intelligence are compared. (Contains 42 references.) (SK)

Presents a three-stage framework, based on Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, that has been shown to be useful in the counseling of children. Highlights techniques and environmental factors that are useful in the counseling of children, particularly small children who have not developed the language required for more formal counseling…

Constructed a general information or knowledge test that measured 19 domains of general knowledge, with 6 first-order factors and 1 second-order general factor. Studied sex differences for 469 female and 167 male undergraduates. Results confirm previous research showing that males obtain higher average scores than females on information subtests,…

Tested 8 individuals with mental retardation or autism and 16 individuals without either condition for their ability to detect a form in a random-dot kinematogram. The presence and generalization of training effects in those who initially did not meet criterion performance suggests that initial failures may be due in part to postperceptual…

Studied whether correlations between family characteristics and children's IQs represented causal effects in a sample of 1,349 cousin pairs from 344 families. Results suggest that correlations do not represent pure causal effects and are, for an important part, confounded by genetic and environmental "third variables" shared by extended…

Investigates whether differences in reading performance between poor readers and normal readers could be better explained by phonological recoding deficiencies than IQ. Examines whether students with reading disabilities would have more difficulties than normal readers. Finds that there were differences between Spanish children who were normal…

Applied a procedure to assess measurement invariance across cultures developed by J. Steenkamp and H. Baumgartner (1998) to a scale to measure cognitive age using data collected in India (n=195), China (n=250), and Korea (n=251). Results from confirmatory factor analyses indicate that the technique provides a valuable tool to assess measurement…

Presents excerpts from an 1863 address by British anthropologist James Hunt to the Anthropological Society of London. Hunt's paper, "The Negro's Place in Nature," has been called the most important document in an era that laid the foundation for scientific racism. In it, Hunt suggested that physical characteristics of the Negro race were related…

Several published claims have asserted that the general factor of intelligence derived from conventional intelligence batteries such as the Wechsler scales are biased in favor of verbal intelligence subtests, resulting in the observation of excessively large "g" factor loadings from these subtests. Using the single trait-correlated…

What are the ingredients of successful educational leadership? One possible answer is the WICS model. According to this paradigm, to be a highly effective leader, an individual must possess three key attributes: Wisdom, Intelligence, and Creativity--working in harmony or Synthesized. (Sternberg 2003; Sternberg and Vroom 2002). The skills…