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Renzulli, Joseph S. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1980
Looks at such areas as the reasons some gifted succeed and others don't, the emphasis on the process models of giftedness, and the problems of identifying and evaluating the gifted. (IRT)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Development, Skill Development
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Madgic, Robert F. – Educational Leadership, 1979
If the basics are used as vehicles for teaching students to think, for developing their intellectual powers, and hence for preparing them effectively for their futures, they merit their central position in the schools. (Author)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Development, Logical Thinking
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Gutkin, Terry B. – Psychology in the Schools, 1979
Utilizing data from the WISC-R standardization sample, Gutkin presented formulae to calculate factorially pure verbal comprehension, perceptual organization, and freedom from distractibility deviation quotients. Data are presented concerning standard errors of measurement and score discrepancies that are required for statistical significance…
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Attention Span, Children, Comprehension
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Moore, William S. – Journal of College Student Development, 1989
Presents initial data from 725 college and university students on the construct validity of the Learning Environmental Preferences (LEP) instrument. Findings suggest that the LEP accurately measures the cognitive portion of the Perry scheme of intellectual development. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, College Students, Construct Validity, Higher Education
Janko, Edmund – Phi Delta Kappan, 1989
What disturbs teachers most is not students' ignorance about our culture and history, but their unwillingness or inability to think critically about subjects that ostensibly interest them. Teachers often exacerbate this problem by oversimplifying complex issues, using "defensive" or controlling teaching strategies, and squelching debate.…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, English Instruction, Intellectual Development, Relevance (Education)
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Olson, David R. – Written Communication, 1995
Reflects on the origins and development of the author's thinking about the nature of writing and the relationship between writing and cognition. Recounts efforts to understand the effects of writing on cognition. Revises an earlier contention that literacy represents a form of cultural progress in favor of a more cautious view of writing as an…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Intellectual Development
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Wachs, Theodore D. – Intelligence, 1993
Research on the determinants of intelligence and factors that relate to variability in intellect are discussed. It is argued that studies in this area usually focus on individual determinants and rarely reflect the true nature of the processes through which variability in determinants relates to variability in intellectual development. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Intellectual Development, Intelligence, Interaction
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Kranzler, John H.; And Others – Intelligence, 1993
J.H. Kranzler and A.R. Jensen report on a reanalysis of previous data that is again inconsistent with the hypothesis that psychometric "g" is unitary. J.B. Carroll reiterates objections to the evidence that Kranzler and Jensen offer in support of a composite "g." (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Intellectual Development, Intelligence, Psychometrics
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Rodgers, Joseph Lee – American Psychologist, 2001
Describes why birth order interests both parents and researchers, discussing what really causes apparent birth order effects on intelligence, examining problems with using cross-sectional intelligence data, and noting how to move beyond cross-sectional inferences. Explains the admixture hypothesis, which finds that family size is much more…
Descriptors: Birth Order, Cross Sectional Studies, Intellectual Development, Intelligence
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Becker, Joe; Varelas, Maria – Educational Researcher, 2001
Critiques an article about social factors in Piaget's conceptualization of intellectual development, which ignored the integral role that language played in Piaget's writings on intellectual development. Questions the appropriateness of discarding these linguistic elements and notes that the article did not show how Piaget's early ideas on the…
Descriptors: Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition, Language Role, Social Theories
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Thompson, Christiane – Journal of Philosophy of Education, 2005
In the light of the modern idea of a sovereign and self-transparent subject, the paper evaluates the philosophical and ethical relevance of Bildung. As a first step, (the early) Nietzsche's and Adorno's criticism of Bildung is explicated, a criticism based upon the thinkers' critical stance towards the modern epistemological relation of subject…
Descriptors: Criticism, Ethics, Self Concept, Interpersonal Competence
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Jago, Carol – Voices from the Middle, 2006
From the perspective of years in the classroom, Jago shares her journey of reflective teaching that led to a strong belief that all students need the "language of literature" incorporated into daily instruction. Having the vocabulary of intellectual thought at their disposal helps students think through complex issues and express their questions…
Descriptors: Reflective Teaching, Intellectual Development, Personal Narratives, Trend Analysis
Knefelkamp, Lee – Liberal Education, 2006
This paper presents a class activity which aims to help students prepare both for the intellectual and the interpersonal work. On the first day of class, students are asked to read and reflect upon "Listening to Understand." Subsequently, they are then asked to discuss their responses in a small group and then later on in a large group discussion,…
Descriptors: Listening, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Intellectual Development
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Lu, Jie – Frontiers of Education in China, 2006
Molding intellectuals is one of the expectations people have, which comes from a deep-rooted belief in education. The humanity hypothesis of this belief is to take knowledge and the pursuit of knowledge as the only prescription for human beings. This hypothesis overturns the relation of knowledge and life. Intellectuals make scientific paradigm as…
Descriptors: Role Models, Role of Education, Intellectual Development, Outcomes of Education
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Cianciolo, Jennifer; Flory, Luke; Atwell, Jonathan – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2006
Performing inquiry should enhance the intellectual development of students on numerous levels. We evaluate whether inquiry-based activities elicit inquiry behaviors by comparing these activities with traditional review sessions. We find that both inquiry-learning and teaching behaviors increase during inquiry-based activities, but that teachers…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Intellectual Development, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving
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