Assessing Intelligence: Applying a Bio-Cultural Model

by Eleanor Armour-Thomas, Sharon-Ann Gopaul-McNicol

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761905219
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	04/28/1998
Series:	RACIAL ETHNIC MINORITY PSYCHOLOGY Series , #1
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	263
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.75(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

Begins a series of academic studies advancing theories, research, and practice, focusing on the major racial and ethnic minority groups in the US. Here two educators originally from the West Indies offer an alternative model for assessing intelligence, The Four-Tier Bio- Cultural Assessment System, and discuss the biological and cultural influences on intellectual behavior. They include training suggestions for teachers, parents, counselors, and psychologists. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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