Grawemeyer Award Recipient Says IQ Tests Don’t Measure Rational Thought

Source: wfpl.org Posted By: Gigi D...5251 days ago

Today, the University of Louisville has announced the recipient of the 2010 Grawemeyer Award for education. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer reports.

In an era when standardized tests are highly regarded, one cognitive psychologist points out that they don’t measure rational thinking. Keith Stanovich is that psychologist and he gets the award for his 2009 book What Intelligence Tests Miss: The Psychology of Rational Thought. In it, the University of Toronto professor of human development and applied psychology....

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