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IQ and the pressure to perform Links
This web page contains links to other websites which are not under the control of and are not maintained by Channel 4 Television. Channel 4 Television is not responsible for the content of these sites and does not necessarily endorse the material on them. Piaget's theory of development
A tutorial on the basic theories of Jean Piaget, his stages of cognitive development and views on intelligence.
http://snycorva.cortland.edu/%7EANDERSMD/PIAGET/OPEN.HTML Howard Gardner: multiple intelligences
Information on Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences.
http://pzweb.harvard.edu/SUMIT/MISUMIT.HTM Gardner’s multiple intelligences
Exemplars to explain each of Gardner’s seven ‘intelligences’, plus links to ‘the traditional view of intelligence’ and how this has impacted on schools historically.
http://edweb.gsn.org/edref.mi.th.html Multiple intelligences defined
Detailed explorations of Howard Gardner’s innovative theory of seven ‘multiple intelligences’. Mention is also made of ‘naturalist intelligence,’ which Gardner has recently added as an ‘eighth intelligence’.
www.uwsp.edu/education/lwilson/LEARNING/3mides.htm Multiple intelligences and learning styles
Describes the seven intelligences, explains how each obtains information, and gives examples of how to strengthen weaknesses. Contains links to additional activities and resources.
www.bham.wednet.edu/mod9.htm Sternberg's theory of triarchic intelligence
A study of Professor Sternberg’s concept of intelligence.
www.uwsp.edu/education/lwilson/LEARNING/STERNB1.htm The triune brain
Discussion of Dr Paul McLean’s theory of the reptilian brain, limbic system and neocortex brain.
www.kheper.auz.com/gaia/intelligence/MacLean.htm#triune Jerome Bruner
Bruner’s issue of 'making sense of the world' in infancy and childhood, with detailed discussion of ‘scaffolding’ and ‘distributed cognition’ and modes of representing knowledge.
www.massey.ac.nz/~i75202/lect14/lect1400.htm Types of learning
Definitions of four major learning styles: transmission, acquisition, accretion and emergence.
www.uwsp.edu/education/lwilson/LEARNING/typesofl.htm Cognition
Detailed discussion of material published in 1998 concerning human intelligence. Cognitive, biological, psychometric and traditional approaches to intelligence are examined.
www.psyc.uow.edu.au/subjects/GHMC976/iq3.html The ‘Mozart Effect’
Research pertaining to the original research experiments of 1997 that tested students’ learning while listening to a Mozart sonata.
www.mindinst.org/ The ‘Mozart Effect’
Detailed collection of research papers of the Music Intelligence Neural Development Institute.
www.mindinst.org/MIND2/research.html The ‘Mozart Effect’
Challenges interpretations that misrepresent the intelligence enhancement claims of the ‘Mozart Effect’ research.
www.mindinst.org/MIND2/papers/rauscher_reply.html Child development
A variety of articles concerning child development and developmentally appropriate practice. Includes early learning and brain development, emotional and social development, play and individual differences.
www.nncc.org/cyfernet/cd.page.html Foundations for effective learning and development
A nursery centre that strives to provide a high-quality curriculum. Particular focus is given to how children are helped to learn and develop, what they learn, and details of planning, assessment and record keeping.
www.wgfl.westminster.gov.uk/schools/dor_gard/curriculum.htm Windows of opportunity
An article about brain development and what lessons might be drawn from ‘the hard, quantifiable evidence’ of modern neuroscience.
www.time.com/time/magazine/1997/dom/970203/cover0.html Learning windows and the child's brain
A short article about critical periods or ‘windows of opportunity’ for children’s learning. ‘How do we know about them? How do these windows occur? What implications do they have for your child; and if your child misses a crucial window, can she still make up this lost opportunity?’ www.superkids.com/aweb/pages/features/early1/early1.shtml#top_of_page The Brain Store
This site capitalizes on ’revolutionary discoveries in brain research’ from which ‘a powerful approach to education called brain-compatible learning has evolved’.
www.thebrainstore.com/store/about.asp The ‘Better Baby’ Institute
Further information on the course, 'How to Multiply your Baby's Intelligence' is available from
The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential in Philadelphia.
Email: htm_registrar@iahp.org
Tel: 00 1 215 233 2050; contact: Kathy Brown, Registrar
www.iahp.org Early years Early years development and childcare
DfEE site offering a range of downloadable good practice guides and reports.
www.dfee.gov.uk/eydcp/index.htm Early years net
An online guide for early years and childcare professionals, to meet the information, advice, training, recruitment and resource needs of the sector.
www.earlyyearsnet.co.uk Activities
Wide range of purposeful activities for the early years classroom. Note: this is a subscription website.
www.atschool.co.uk/subject/subject.asp?AreaSel=30 Ladybird
Topsy and Tim, story time, fun and games from the children’s publisher.
www.ladybird.co.uk Enjoyable reading
Simple, interactive illustrated themes, based on the books by Eric Hill.
www.funwithspot.com Shoo Rayner
Interactive website of children's author Shoo Rayner.
www.shoo-rayner.co.uk Sesame Street
The Sesame Street site for interactive learning.
www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/0,1292,,00.html Billy Bear
Fun and games and lots more with Billy Bear.
www.billybear4kids.com/games/games.htm Enchanted Learning
Commercial (US) site, the home page of which presents a wide variety of interesting activities.
www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html Pre-school library
Stories, activities and a hyperlinked reading list. (US)
www.storyplace.org/preschool/preschool.asp?themeid=9 Nursery World
Six areas of learning are addressed within activities: personal, social and emotional development; communication, language and literacy; mathematical development; knowledge and understanding of the world; physical development; and creative development.
www.nursery-world.com/activities/activities.asp Sightlines
Initiatives and projects aimed at developing a new professional awareness in a variety of early years settings, promoting significant achievable advance in early childhood creative practice.
www.sightlines-initiative.com
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