by Gary Lavan | Oct 30, 2016 | Intelligence, Memory, Psychology (General)
In recent years in education there has been an increased focus on the use of a learning styles model in the classroom. The basic idea behind learning styles is that if a teacher matches their style of teaching delivery to a learner’s preferred style of processing,...
by Gary Lavan | Nov 27, 2013 | Intelligence, Memory
Working memory is a complex, but very important cognitive process that influences how well we cope with the information we receive from our environment. I talk frequently with colleagues and clients about the impact of working memory on educational progress –...
by Gary Lavan | Sep 27, 2011 | Inclusion, Intelligence
Howard Gardner first proposed his Multiple Intelligence Theory back in 1983. The theory, which originally proposed seven different ‘types’ of intelligence has remained popular without ever really flourishing in any practical sense. Well, that may be about...
by Gary Lavan | May 27, 2009 | Intelligence
Early cognitive development work by Galton, Spearman, and Thurston suggested that at any one time, a child’s knowledge is bound as a single structured whole. Intelligence in this context is a single, inherited entity, easily measured by IQ tests and other...
by Gary Lavan | May 27, 2009 | Intelligence
In the 1880’s, Galton believed that any task or test that a person undertook was influenced by a general ability – their intelligence. He was the first to begin using psychometric testing to measure intelligence. Research by Spearman in 1903, and 1927 led...
