Promoting Optimal Cognitive Development in Adolescents -- Two Basic Theories of Thinking Intelligence

Author: Wen Hanjiang Chen Aibei
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Our research team on "Theoretical Research and Teaching Experiments on Developing Imaginative Thinking" has established two types of thinking based on the study of imaginative thinking, believing that both types of thinking need to be well-developed. Using the new perspective of two types of thinking, we have conducted in-depth research and exploration on several fundamental theoretical issues of intelligence: thinking, skills, abilities, and knowledge, as well as their interrelationships. Building on our research on the definition and characteristics of thinking, we have further studied the connotation of thinking: regarding the comprehensiveness of thinking; regarding the operability of thinking; regarding the sustainable development of thinking. This book comprehensively summarizes the theoretical research achievements of the research team over 15 years, effectively addressing several major issues in current intelligence theories. At the same time, it comparatively resolves the problems commonly found in current primary and secondary school teaching, such as dullness, abstract difficulty, rote memorization, and high scores with low competence, thereby finding a path for the optimal development of adolescents' intelligence.