Measuring Intelligence
Author | : David J. Bartholomew |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2004-08-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521544785 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521544788 |
Rating | : 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Download or read book Measuring Intelligence written by David J. Bartholomew and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-08-26 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The testing of intelligence has a long and controversial history. Claims that it is a pseudo-science or a weapon of ideological warfare have been commonplace and there is not even a consensus as to whether intelligence exists and, if it does, whether it can be measured. As a result the debate about it has centred on the nurture versus nature controversy and especially on alleged racial differences and the heritability of intelligence - all of which have major policy implications. This book aims to penetrate the mists of controversy, ideology and prejudice by providing a clear non-mathematical framework for the definition and measurement of intelligence derived from modern factor analysis. Building on this framework and drawing on everyday ideas the author address key controversies in a clear and accessible style and explores some of the claims made by well known writers in the field such as Stephen Jay Gould and Michael Howe.