1. Book on Feurestein's Method:
Author Sharron, Howard.
Title Changing children's minds : Feuerstein's revolution in the teaching of
intelligence
It's available in NUS Central Library:
CL Books BF432 Chi.S
CL Closed Stacks (Loans Desk 3) BF432 Chi.S
2. More on Feurestein: (abstract from:
http://www.scel.org/aboutus/feuerstein.asp)
Professor Reuven Feuerstein is a world-renowned cognitive psychologist,
known for his groundbreaking research in cognitive modifiability. Rejecting the idea
that intelligence is fixed, he established the principle that all children can
learn how to learn.
Professor Feuerstein is the founder and director of the International Center
for the Enhancement of Learning Potential (ICELP) and the Hadassah-
WISO-Canada Research Institute in Jerusalem, Israel. He has been a Professor of Psychology at the School of Education at the University of Bar Ilan in Israel; Adjunct Professor at George Peabody College at Vanderbilt University in Nashville,
Tennessee; Visiting Professor at Yale University; and a regular speaker at
many other U.S. universities.
Professor Feuerstein, a holocaust survivor, began developing his theories in
the late 1940's while working with children who had been separated from
their parents by the holocaust. Because of the low IQ scores these children had, many people considered them cognitively hopeless. However, Feuerstein and his
colleagues insisted on further testing.
"The IQ tests we did on these children had no way of taking into account
the horrific experiences they had lived through, or of telling, we believed, what
their true potential was. When we assessed the children differently through
a routine to measure their learning capacity, rather than their present
performance, we discovered that all of the children had potentials that had
been completely submerged in the standard IQ tests."
Through his subsequent work with underachieving individuals, Professor
Feuerstein determined that the proposition "present performance indicates
potential" was untrue. This led to the development of the theories of
Structural Cognitive Modifiability and Mediated Learning Experience and a
definition of intelligence as "the capacity of the individual to use previous
experience in his adaptation to new situations." For more information, go to
www.icelp.org.
3) International Center for the Enhancement of Learning Potential (ICELP)
http://www.icelp.org/asp/main.asp
Abstract from the site:
When faced with any disability or challenge, one of the primary motivating
factors is hope. Hope reflects the fundamental belief that there is a
possibility to bring about significant change, which in turn leads to a more
optimistic future. True hope can only be achieved if there is solid evidence
that real change will actually take place. This is where Professor Reuven
Feuerstein Theory of Structural Cognitive Modifiability comes into play. The
International Center for the Enhancement of Learning Potential (ICELP) was
established with the goal of continuing and expanding the educational and
psychological work initiated by Prof. Feuerstein. The work of the ICELP is
based on the theories of Structural Cognitive Modifiability and Mediated
Learning Experience, which serve as a basis for three applied systems: the
Learning Potential Assessment Device (LPAD), Instrumental Enrichment
(IE)cognitive intervention program, and Shaping Modifying Environment.
ICELP specializes in providing a wide range of Services, Trainings, Research
and Development.
