From IQ to IC: A Dispositional View of Intelligence.

Ritchhart, Ron

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ERIC Number: EJ626405

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Publication Date: 2001

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From IQ to IC: A Dispositional View of Intelligence.

Ritchhart, Ron

Roeper Review, v23 n3 p143-50 Apr 2001

This article explores what the concept of intellectual character offers that traditional views of intelligence based on abilities do not. The origins of the concept of thinking dispositions are traced and various views regarding the dispositions that might comprise and define one's intellectual character are investigated. Educational implications are explored. (Contains references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Style, Curiosity, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Intellectual Development, Intelligence, Intelligence Differences, Personality, Personality Traits

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Theme Issue: Intelligence Theories on Gifted Education.