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Santrock Life-Span Development: A Topical Approach
Life-Span Development: A Topical Approach
John W. Santrock

Cognitive Processes and Development
Intelligence

Web Links

Psychological Tests
(http://www.apa.org/science/faq-findtests.html)

The American Psychological Association's web site that answers frequently asked questions about psychological test, such as how to find information about a particular type of test.
Mental Measurements Yearbook
(http://www.unl.edu/buros/)

The web site of the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements, which publishes the Mental Measurements Yearbook, and extensive description an devaluation of tests in many areas. You can learn more about tests in such areas as intelligence, achievement, personality, and careers.
Alfred Binet
(http://www.psych.ucalgary.ca/CourseNotes/old/PSYC331/StudyTools/StudentContributions/dtfi... )

Includes a biography of Binet and citations of his work.
Multiple Intelligences
(http://edweb.gsn.org/edref.mi.intro.html)

The ERIC web site on multiple intelligences that includes many articles on Gardner's concept.
Multiple Intelligences Links
(http://www.angelfire.com/oh/themidas/links.html)

Extensive links to web sites with information about Gardner's multiple intelligences view, including Gardner's recent conceptualization of an eighth intelligence (naturalist), how technology can be used to enhance multiple intelligences, and Gardner's personal web site.
Sternberg's Theory
(http://www.edweek.com/ew/vol-16/11stern.h16)

Consists of an article, "What is 'successful' intelligence?" written by Sternberg. Discusses educational applications of his triarchic theory of intelligence.
Robert J. Sternberg
(http://www.dushkin.com/connectext/psy/ch10/bio10a.mhtml)

Boyley Seals of Infant Development (Can't read Santrock's handwriting)
K. Warner Schaie
(www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/k/w/kws)

Visit the home page of K. Warner Schaie, one of the leading experts in cognitive development and aging. Includes a listing of some of his research citations.
Midlife Baby Boomer Characteristics
(http://www.youth.co.za/gensdetailboomer.htm)

Many baby boomers are now entering middle age. Read about some of the characteristics and interests of this cohort.
Fredda Blanchard-Field's Research
(http://www.psychology.gatech.edu/GaTech/People/Faculty_home/blanchard_fields.html)

The personal web site of Fredda Blanchard-Fields, a leading expert on social cognition and aging; read about her research interests and publications.
The Bell Curve
(http://www.mugu.com/cgi-bin/Upstream/Issues/bell-curve/index.html)

An interview with cognitive psychologist. Robert Sternberg that reveals his criticisms of The Bell Curve.
Cultural Bias and Testing
(http://askeric.org/Eric/)

The Search ERIC Database web site. Type in the words "cultural bias and testing" and you will be able to examine a larger number of articles on the topic.
Mental Retardation
(http://ericec.org/)

The ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education web site on mental retardation with abstracts of many articles.
Children Who are Gifted
(http://www.hood.edu/seri/gt.htm)

Internet connections to a wide array of information about children who are gifted, including the National Center on the Gifted and Talented, ERIC Selected Sites on Gifted Education, Kent State's gifted education resources for teachers, distance learning programs offered by Stanford, Duke, and Johns Hopkins, and summer programs.
Exploring Gifted Education
(http://www.cec.sped.org/index.html)

The gifted education website of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education. Links to more than 40 digests on specific topics in gifted education.
Harvard Project Zero
(http://pzweb.harvard.edu/)

Project Zero's mission is to enhance learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts and other disciplines. This web site describes the Project's current directions and research, which include creativity and leadership, art works for schools, a visual thinking curriculum, an education and arts project, and Arts Propel, which involves an integration of teaching and assessment.
Teresa Amabile's Research
(http://dor.hbs.edu/fi_redirect.jhtml?facInfo=bio&facEmId=tamabile)

Teresa Amabile's website. Describes her current research and publications.
Csikzentamhihalyi's Ideas
(http://www.newhorizons.org/crfut_csikszent.html)

This article by Csikzentmihalyi presents his thoughts on education.