In the book, Educational Psychology, written by Jeanne Ellis Ormond, Ms. Ormond gives details on adapting to individual and group needs on pages 148-160. She discusses differences in students and how to deal with those that have special needs. I will examine five points that I find important to me and explain them.
Measuring Intelligence
What? Intelligence is the capacity of how one thinks rationally, acts purposefully, and effectively deals with the environment. Measuring one's intelligence is testing general knowledge, vocabulary, perception, memory, and abstract thought.
Why? Intelligence measuring was needed in the early 1900's by the French government. Alfred Binet developed procedures to identify those who might require special help in learning.
How? It is important as a teacher to know if a child has special needs or if a child is not applying itself to the learning task. If a child does have special learning needs and is place in a class that does not teach......

Join Now to view the rest of this term paper!
Members: Login to view this research paper.

Title: Psychology
Approximate Word Count: 934
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

With the Term Papers Lab Membership Pass, you get instant access to every essay on this site, including this essay on Psychology, for as long as you remain a member.

Other essays sites charge almost $100 for a single term paper. At Term Papers Lab, you can get instant access to over 100,000 research papers for as little as $29.95!