Michael
Consider
assigning the Bell Curve (Herrnstein & Murray). It’s 1994, but still quite
a read. The book has 3 layers. First are the brief summaries for each chapter. Then
the main narrative which summarizes data & graphs, and then there are the
regression results at the end of the book. The introduction of the book is a
brilliant historical summary of g, and different conceptions of intelligence (structure,
information-processing, and so forth). Because it is not a textbook, it’s
a coherent read. They are basically g-oriented, and not impressed with the
multiple intelligence view, for reasons detailed up-front in the introduction.
Their graphs take a little getting used to. Many express the axes in Z scores,
but students get used to them quickly.
If
you have a main text, you can also assign isolated chapters from the Bell
Curve. There is one on poverty, one on class, etcetera.
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John W. Kulig
Professor of Psychology
Plymouth State College
Plymouth NH 03264
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"Push not the river; it will flow of its own accord" - Polish saying.
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From: Michael J Kane MJKANE
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Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005
12:47 PM
To: Teaching in the Psychological
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Subject: Course on
"Intelligence"
Hi all,
I've
been away from TIPS for almost 5 years now, so please forgive if this
has
come up recently.
I'm
thinking about developing a new undergraduate course in our
Psychology
department about Intelligence (aimed at students who've
taken
Intro Psych, but who may or may not be Psych majors). I do some
research
on this topic, but I've never taught it before at the undergraduate
level.
Can
anyone recommend a good textbook for a course like this?
Does
anyone know of any good, accessible chapters or articles on the
controversies
in the field, such as genetic contributions, sex and race
differences,
birth order effects, effects of Head Start and similar programs,
unitary
vs. multiple intelligences, cultural differences, etc?
Any
information you can provide would be most welcomed!
Thanks.
-Mike
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