Assessing Intelligence
Applying a Bio-Cultural Model
- Eleanor Armour-Thomas - City University of New York, Graduate Center
- Sharon-Ann Gopaul-McNicol - Howard University, Washington DC, USA
Volume:
1
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