Cited by 0Cognitive Abilities and TestingEducation, Achievement, and GiftednessCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills

The Great Debate

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Harrison J. Kell, Jonas W. B. Lang·2019·MDPI eBooks

Abstract

There are many different theories of intelligence. Although these theories differ in their nuances, nearly all agree that there are multiple cognitive abilities and that they differ in the breadth of content they are typically associated with. There is much less agreement about the relative importance of cognitive abilities of differing generality for predicting important real-world outcomes, such as educational achievement, career success, job performance, and health. Some investigators believe that narrower abilities hold little predictive power once general abilities have been accounted for. Other investigators contend that specific abilities are often as—or even more—effective in forecasting many practical variables as general abilities. These disagreements often turn on differences of theory and methodology that are both subtle and complex. The five cutting-edge contributions in this volume, both empirical and theoretical, advance the conversation in this vigorous, and highly important, scientific debate.

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Authors
Kell, H. J., & Lang, J. W. B.
Affiliations
  • Educational Testing Service (US)
  • Leuphana University of Lüneburg (DE)
Venue
MDPI eBooks
Publisher
MDPI
Published
2019-07-26
OpenAlex
W4231203069
Cited by
0
References
233
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Type
book
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc-nd
Locations
  • MDPI eBooks (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Directory of Open access Books (OAPEN Foundation) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (1620457)
  • Mensa Education and Research Foundation
  • Educational Testing Service
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Peabody College
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
Keywords
intelligence theory, general intelligence, specific abilities, cognitive ability, academic performance, career success, employee performance, health prediction

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