Perspectives on the Nature of Intellectual Styles

...provide[s] and in-depth review of intellectual styles...All the contributors provide important information...Each chapter includes extensive references...Summing up: Recommended.

--Choice

Teachers too often assume that student performance levels are based solely on the student's intelligence, effort, and motivation. This book takes a unique perspective, arguing that the difference in students' performance may be nothing more than differences in intellectual styles of learning or thinking. Intellectual styles simply refer to individualized ways of processing information.

This stimulating and provocative text integrates the most recent theories and research on intellectual styles. The internationally acclaimed contributors address cutting-edge, controversial issues in the field that have yet to be resolved, including whether certain intellectual styles are better than others, how creativity affects intellectual style, and whether styles are traits or states.

Key Features:

• Distinguishes intellectual styles from other constructs, such as intellectual capacity or effort levels

  Situates the field of styles within the larger context of the psychological, educational, and business literatures

  Provides concrete guidelines for researchers, teachers, and employers to apply the concept of intellectual styles to educational and business settings

• Researchers, teachers, employers, psychologists, and students will find this book to be a fascinating, engaging read, offering a breadth and depth of insight into the nature of intellectual styles.

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"...provide[s] and in-depth review of intellectual styles...All the contributors provide important information...Each chapter includes extensive references...Summing up: Recommended."

--Choice

Teachers too often assume that student performance levels are based solely on the student's intelligence, effort, and motivation. This book takes a unique perspective, arguing that the difference in students' performance may be nothing more than differences in intellectual styles of learning or thinking. Intellectual styles simply refer to individualized ways of processing information.

This stimulating and provocative text integrates the most recent theories and research on intellectual styles. The internationally acclaimed contributors address cutting-edge, controversial issues in the field that have yet to be resolved, including whether certain intellectual styles are better than others, how creativity affects intellectual style, and whether styles are traits or states.

Key Features:

Researchers, teachers, employers, psychologists, and students will find this book to be a fascinating, engaging read, offering a breadth and depth of insight into the nature of intellectual styles.

Robert J. Sternberg is currently Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University, where he is also Professor of Psychology. He was previously IBM Professor of Psychology and Education at Yale University. Dr. Sternberg received his PhD from Stanford and is the recipient of ten honorary doctorates. Moreover, he has won more than two dozen awards for his work. He is a former president of the American Psychological Association and the author of over 1,200 books, articles, and book chapters. His main research interests include intelligence, creativity, wisdom, intellectual styles, and leadership.

Li-fang Zhang is currently Associate Dean (Research Higher Degrees) in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong, where he is also Associate Professor. She is the author of nearly 100 peer-reviewed articles, books, and book chapters. Her recent book (with Dr. Robert J. Sternberg) is entitled "The Nature of Intellectual Styles." She serves on the editorial board of Educational Psychology and that of Educational Psychology Review. Her main research interests include intellectual styles, giftedness, personality, and student development in higher education.