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Intelligence, a Harvard psychologist famously remarked, is whatever intelligence tests measure. The observation may have been made in jest, but its effects have been all too serious. A multi-billion dollar "intelligence testing" industry largely determines which children attend the best schools and universities. And local communities, under government pressure to produce results, promote curricula that teach to the test but leave little room for "luxuries" such as music and the arts. But what if the essential nature of intelligence is grossly distorted by the testing industry? For thirty years, Robert J. Sternberg has been among the most vocal critics of narrow conceptions of intelligence. In his most recent book, Wisdom, Intelligence, and Creativity Synthesized, Sternberg critically reviews and summarizes the best research available on human intelligence. He argues that any serious understanding of intelligence must go beyond the standard paper and pencil tests currently in use. In addition to analytical and quantitative abilities, a theory of intelligence must take account of peoples' creative abilities--their ability to go beyond given information and imagine new and exciting ways of reformulating old problems. It must also take into account peoples' ability to weigh options carefully and act prudently. Understanding one's own intellectual shortcomings and learning how to overcome, Sternberg argues, is just as important as developing one's strengths. As he weaves his way through decades of important research on these questions, Sternberg develops a vision of human intelligence that is far more nuanced and accurate than anything previously offered. Wisdom, Intelligence and Creativity Synthesized will be essential reading for psychologists, cognitive scientists, educators, and organizational researchers. Robert J. Sternberg is IBM Professor of Psychology and Education, Director of the Center for Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise at Yale University. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, of which he is also President; American Psychologoical Society; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Association for the Advancement of Science; and Society of Experimental Psychologists. Sternberg is the author of numerous books, book chapters, and articles.
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 A synthesis of a contribution not a synthetic model |
| Review Date: January 11, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Maria Joao Afonso, Portugal |
| The book is a very good synthesis of Sternberg's work about intelligence, creativity and wisdom (a good option for someone who is not yet familiar with it) but it provides nothing but a combination of the previous contributions of the author. Its emphasis on the broadening of the concept of intelligence is not new in Sternberg's work. The main issue of the book is neither the relationships between the concepts, as I was expecting judging by the title, nor the new levels of analysis and explanation that could have emerged from those relationships. In the last chapter I felt really disappointed because it finished even before I thought it had started... |
Useful history of the contested concept of "intelligence"
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| Review Date: July 23, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Howard Aldrich, Chapel Hill, NC USA |
| I enjoyed Sternberg's history of the concept & how people have fought over what to measure and how to measure it. "Intelligence" turns out to be quite a loaded notion! I found Sternberg's distinction between analytic, creative,and practical intelligence very helpful. It helped me understand why people with a high measured analytic intelligence sometimes fall short of what we think they could achieve. |
GOOD BUT WANTED MORE
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| Review Date: September 8, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Peter Jeans, Australia |
A COMPREHENSIVE INTRODUCTION. BUT AS AN EDUCATOR I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE TOOLS THAT HE USES TO MEASURE THE DIFFERENCE INTELLIGENCES - AS WELL AS MORE MATERIAL ON HOW TO USE THIS IN THE CLASSROOM - GUESS I WILL HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER OF HIS BOOKS FOR THIS... ONE DAY.
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Perhaps the most useful reason to buy the book is that it broadens ones perspective of intelligence is... or could be. Sometimes those who are academically adept are not able to function when other aspects of intelligence are called upon to get the job done. Sternberg presents another way of looking at intelligence in terms of:
Intelligence - more or less what one would expect it to be
Wisdom- a type of social/organisational situational awareness where one assesses whether you should persist to bring about change, change yourself or exit an organisation/problem or situation
Creativity - going beyond what currently is - various levels of this are discussed.
Considering we are in an age dominated by educational testing, data collection and analysis to determine who should be promoted, or accepted into university, or who a good teacher is etc, this book is informative in that it challenges us to question the basic assumption behind all measures of 'intelligence' and the exams/test derived from such assumptions are valid.
However even the very notion of the tri-archic intelligence promoted by Mr. Sternberg should also be in question. Basically intelligence is a construct developed by psychologists - and the notion of what it is and what it means has been a matter of considerable debate for a long time.
Intelligence is in the eye of the beholder- and Sternberg has invented, tested and validated his own version of it... equally as valid I guess as many other notions. |
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