Thinking Styles
Language: English
Published by Cambridge University Press, 1999
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196 pages. Corners bumped In our society, the recognition of talent depends largely on idealized and en trenched perceptions of academic achievement and job performance. In Thinking St yles, psychologist Robert Sternberg argues that ability often goes unappreciated and uncultivated not because of lack of talent, but because of conflicting styl es of thinking and learning. Using a variety of examples that range from scienti fic studies to personal anecdotes, Dr. Sternberg presents a theory of thinking s tyles that aims to explain why aptitude tests, school grades, and classroom perf ormance often fail to identify real ability. He believes that criteria for intel ligence in both school and the workplace are unfortunately based on the ability to conform rather than to learn. He takes this theory a step farther by stating that achievement can be a result of the compatability of personal and institut ional thinking styles, and failure is too often a result of a conflict of thin king styles, rather than a lack of intelligence or aptitude. Dr. Sternberg prese nts his revolutionary ideas in a way that is accessible to any educated reader. This provocative book suggests a real change in how we measure achievement and w ill inspire educators, employers, and parents alike. …
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- Title
- Thinking Styles
- Author
- Robert J. Sternberg PhD
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 052165713X
- ISBN 13
- 9780521657136
- Dimensions
- 15.2cm x 1.2cm x 22.9cm
- Seller catalogs
- Psychology
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"[Sternberg's] examples are vivid and practical...Sternberg manages a clear, relatively jargon-free style and has organized his material in a user-friendly way." The Providence Sunday Journal
"[Sternberg's] ideas are provocative...They help explain why some of the very brightest kids flourish only after they've left their days of drab schooling far behind." Teacher Magazine
"A very readable book, which should interest a wide audience including upper-division undergraduates in education, psychology, and sociology." G.C. Gamst, Choice
"This is a thoughtfully constructed book that undertakes a fresh look at cognitive styles....The book is enjoyable and essential for all students, educators, employers, researchers and others interested in cognition and intelligence." Roseanne L. Flores, Readings
"In this stimulating and thought-provoking book, one of today's best-known psychologists provides a fascinating discussion of the many different ways people think and work today." Library and Information Science Annual
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