Assessing Intelligence

Applying a Bio-Cultural Model
1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-7619-0520-2
Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc

Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 263 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 538 g

Reihe: RACIAL ETHNIC MINORITY PSYCHOLOGY

Offering an alternative approach to the current models of assessing intelligence, this volume presents a comprehensive and informed understanding of the biological and cultural influences on intellectual behavior. In Assessing Intelligence, authors Eleanor Armour-Thomas and Sharon-Ann Gopaul-McNicol propose a "bio-cultural" model for intelligence assessment. This volume begins by examining the issues pertaining to intellectual assessment, the nature of intelligence, and the biological influences on cognition. It then explores a new model for assessing all childrenùThe Four-Tier Bio-Cultural Assessment System--and it presents an evaluation of that system. Finally, it offers training suggestions for teachers, parents, counselors, and psychologists for enhancing the intellectual potential of all children, and it presents implications for future research and clinical work as well as a vision for policymakers to ensure culturally sensitive assessment. Assessing Intelligence offers a diverse perspective from the fields of clinical psychology, school psychology, education, and education psychology. It will be a valuable resource for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers in the fields of general psychology, clinical psychology, education, social psychology, cross-cultural psychology, multicultural psychology, political science, and cultural studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Armour-Thomas, Eleanor

Gopaul-Mcnicol, Sharon-Ann

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Geschichte der Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie Intelligenz, Denken, Problemlösen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Lehrerausbildung
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: INTELLIGENCE: MAJOR ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
Intellectual Assessment in a Multicultural Society
Conceptions of Human Intelligence and Implications for Its Assessment
Culture and Cognition
Toward a Biocultural Perspective of Intellectual Development
PART TWO: INTELLECTUAL ASSESSMENT AND CULTURE: A NEW PARADIGM
The Evolution of the Biocultural Assessment System
The Biocultural Assessment System
A Critical Review of Standardized Tests and Approaches of Intelligence Using the Biocultural Assessment Model
Report Writing Utilizing the Four-Tier Biocultural Assessment System
Evaluation of the Biocultural Assessment System
PART THREE: TRAINING AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF THE BIOCULTURAL ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
Training of Mental Health Workers, Educators and Parents To Enhance the Intellectual Functioning of Children
Implications for Future Research and Policy