A study of 22 high-functioning children with autism (ages 7 to 14) and 19 typical children investigated whether cognitive ability would affect performance on a theory-of-mind task. Results found an association between cognitive ability and performance on a second-order false-belief task in the children with autism. (CR)

The relationship between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, coping strategies, and academic success is investigated. A self-report measure of ADHD symptoms and two measures of coping behaviors were used. Results indicated high-symptom students used fewer coping behaviors. However, intelligence was associated with academic…

Investigates ways in which teacher-educators interweave Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences with a variety of product technologies as they teach non-technology courses. Topics include knowledge representation; multiple intelligence theory; and implications for teacher-educators and preservice teacher education. (Author/LRW)

Discusses work by Arthur Jensen in addition to his well-known work on the genetics of intelligence. Includes studies of learning, memory, the cumulative-deficit hypothesis, Spearman's hypothesis, and the speed of information processing. (SLD)

Examines the uses of observations generated during testing through (a) qualitative synthesis of available research literature, (b) a study of a national sample of children, and (c) a study of children referred for psychoeducational evaluations. Results demonstrate that behavioral and temperament qualities evaluated by test observations are related…

Literature from the field of developmental behavior suggests that the relative effect of genetic influences on cognitive ability may increase with age, whereas the relative effect of shared environment may decrease. Implications of these findings are discussed, including the importance of studying environmental issues outside the family.…

Discussion of computer-supported collaborative learning, distributed artificial intelligence, and intelligent tutoring systems focuses on the concept of agents, and describes a virtual learning environment that has a multi-agent system. Describes a model of interactions in collaborative learning and discusses agents for Web-based virtual…

Examines relationships among normal aging, intelligence, and frontal lobe functioning. Results, based on intelligence tasks and frontal lobe functioning tasks administered to 107 adults from two age groups, indicate significant age differences in favor of the young on the intelligence tests, with a fluid component on measures of frontal lobe…

The impact of eye contact by the examiner versus no eye contact during administration of the Digit Span subtest of the third edition of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III) was studied with 43 children with a range of diagnoses. Performance was not affected by eye contact, because respondents generally avoided it even when…

In an interview, Daniel Goleman, author of "Working with Emotional Intelligence," explains how emotional intelligence outweighs cognitive ability and technical skills as a contributor to success in the workplace. (Author/JOW)

Analysis of 30 elementary teachers' personal meaning of "intelligence" resulted in development of a three-component model: (1) acquisition performance (how much students learn), (2) retention performance (how much material students remember), and (3) utilization performance (how extensively students utilize learned material). Path analysis…

A review of the literature finds that the criteria developed by Stark and Tallal (1981) for the selection of children with specific language impairment for research purposes continue to be used, in part or in whole, in current research. Additional information on the use of norm-referenced tests with this population is also provided. (Author/DB)

Critiques recent research on the effects of birth order on intelligence and personality, which found that the between-family design revealed that birth order negatively related to intelligence, while the within-family design revealed that birth order was unrelated to intelligence. Suggests that it may not be intelligence that co-varies with birth…

Critiques Rodgers et al.'s June 2000 research on the relation between birth order and intelligence, which suggests that it is a methodological illusion. Explains how the intellectual environment and the teaching function (whereby older children tutor younger ones) contribute to the growth of intellectual maturity, the first negatively and the…

Argues for the use of reflective program evaluation in the South African context as a dynamic agent of improved practice. Provides an overview of program evaluation and explores the reasons that make quantitative evaluation of limited value. Discusses the attempts that have been made to overcome the inadequacies of this kind of evaluation.…