Using Walt Whitman's poetry, a chief executive officer's speech, and a first-grade teacher's experience, a high school teacher describes the transformation of her understanding of achievement and intelligence. She concludes that having high expectations does not mean the same goals for every student and that students learn best what they learn out…

Investigates performance of children (N=731) on the Matrix Analogies Test-Short Form (MAT-SF) as a measure of nonverbal intelligence. Analysis revealed that performance of Greek children was similar to an American sample. Findings suggest that MAT-SF can be used as a screening measure of nonverbal intelligence with Greek children using the US…

Outlines the types of learning styles and multiple intelligences as well as instructional techniques that work best with students' respective learning traits. (SAH)

Considers the psychology of multimedia. Topics include software development, including decisions about sound and image quality; theories of multiple intelligences; the psychology of learning; a model that includes semantics, semiotics, and synthetics; and the impact of media psychology on the use of multimedia for learning. (LRW)

Relationships among Multidimensional Aptitude Battery scores, inspection time, choice reaction time, and the odd-man procedure were investigated for 63 female and 25 male adults. No significant relationships were found for these mental speed measures and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised dimensions of extraversion, neuroticism, and…

Discusses new adult learning theories, including those of Roger Sperry (left brain/right brain), Paul McLean (triune brain), and Howard Gardner (multiple intelligences). Relates adult learning theory to training. (JOW)

Administered the Stanford-Binet IV and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-III (WISC-III) to 31 subjects, ages 11-17 years, who were previously identified as functioning in the range of mild mental retardation. Correlations among scores on the tests were significant. The Stanford-Binet IV Composite IQ was higher than identified in the…

A just and caring education aims to cultivate both character and intelligence. Peacemakers (like Aristotle, Saint Augustine, and Gandhi) combine an unusually developed sense of compassion and humility with a firm, clear perception of right conduct on which they act with uncommon courage. They fight fire with water whenever possible, but are…

A leadership training institute emphasizing emotional competence has been conducted in 26 nursing education programs with clinical partners. Outcomes have included enhanced education-practice collaboration, professional networking, nurse educators and clinical partners acting as change agents, and integration of leadership experiences into the…

Examination of data from the Infant Health and Development Program, a comprehensive program to avert health and intellectual impairments associated with premature low birthweight, does not show any enduring and meaningful effects on cognitive development resulting from the program. Discusses findings in terms of intelligence and its mutability.…

Studied differences in cognitive processes related to creativity and intelligence using EEG coherence and power measures in the lower and upper alpha bands. Results of 2 experiments involving 49 and 48 right-handed student teachers suggest that creativity and intelligence are different abilities that also differ in the neurological activity…

Explains the relationship between computers and multiple intelligences and explores its potential. Topics include behaviorism and cognitivism; constructivism; multiple representations in the human mind, including various forms of intelligence; individual differences; the challenge of altering early representations; and machine versus human tutors.…

In Britain, University of the First Age Extended Learning Centres use multiple intelligence theory and brain research to provide enrichment activities beyond school hours. Multisensory learning environments, a broad-based learning team, and peer tutoring are featured. (SK)

Reports the effects of a highly structured individually administered remedial teaching program for children with reading difficulties. Argues that the reading accuracy and phonological awareness results are in keeping with the phonological-core variable-difference model of reading disability. Finds no obvious benefit in using IQ to select children…

To adapt instruction to any learning style, teachers should plan lessons for the whole class; correlate plans with specific learners' needs; adapt lessons to specific learners based on nine perspectives (size, time, complexity, participation, environment, input, output, support, and goals); and observe how adaptations work when teaching. (MLH)