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Dynamic Testing: The Nature and Measurement of Learning Potential » (1st Edition)

Authors: Robert J. Sternberg, Elena Grigorenko
ISBN-13: 9780521778145, ISBN-10: 052177814X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: October 2001
Edition: 1st Edition

This book provides a unique wide-ranging review of virtually all approaches to dynamic testing.

	Preface
Pt. 1	Theoretical Framework	1
1	Abilities as Forms of Developing Expertise	3
Pt. 2	The Nature of Dynamic Testing	19
2	An Introduction to Dynamic Testing	21
3	A Capsule History of Dynamic Testing	34
Pt. 3	Leading Modern Approaches to Dynamic Testing	47
4	The Approach of Feuerstein	49
3	The Approach of Budoff	73
6	Diverse Approaches to Dynamic Testing	84
Pt. 4	Evaluating Dynamic Testing	115
7	A Three-Pronged Approach to Dynamic Testing	117
Pt. 5	Two Case Studies Using Dynamic Testing	125
8	Using Dynamic Testing to Reveal Hidden Potential	127
9	Combining Instruction with Assessment Measuring Foreign-Language Learning Ability	137
Pt. 6	Measuring Change	161
10	Measurement Aspects of Dynamic Testing: Quantifying Change	163
	Epilogue	180
	References	183
	Index	211