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Assessing Intelligence
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Assessing Intelligence
Applying a Bio-Cultural Model



April 1998 | 263 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
In response to shortcomings inherent in mainstream intelligence assessment, the authors of this volume propose a `bio-cultural' model as an alternative approach to current models. They offer a comprehensive and informed understanding of biological and cultural influences on intellectual behaviour, and explore the implications of the bio-cultural model for practitioners, researchers and policy makers.
 
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

Eleanor Armour-Thomas

Sharon-Ann Gopaul-McNicol

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