Sweaty palms, weak knees, differences in breathing patterns and heavy limbs are all symptoms of the academic activity I have grown to hate: Standardized testing. As a pedagogical task used to measure ...

Asking people to exert more effort on a test of mental ability does not actually improve their score. A recent study published in Intelligence & Cognitive Abilities found that while financial rewards ...

Decades ago, I was thrilled to chat with renowned psychologist Howard Gardner, who conceived the concept of multiple intelligences. He posits that everyone has not just a single general ability but ...