1 / 17

Reuven Feuerstein

Reuven Feuerstein. by Karl Riley. Objectives. Discuss personal history Examine the theories Determine if they are relevant. "Intelligence is not a static structure, but an open, dynamic system that can continue to develop throughout life!".

skyla
Download Presentation

Reuven Feuerstein

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Reuven Feuerstein • by • Karl Riley

  2. Objectives • Discuss personal history • Examine the theories • Determine if they are relevant

  3. "Intelligence is not a static structure, but an open, dynamic system that can continue to develop throughout life!" • Dr. Reuven Feuerstein's revolutionary words, not yet widely accepted by the psychological and educational establishments, make an enormous difference in how we perceive the role of education. If intelligence is modifiable, and if indeed intelligence can be taught and learned, education has a much greater role than might have been previously imagined. source: http://www.newhorizons.org

  4. ABOUT Reuvern Feuerstein Text • Born in Rumania to a poor family in August of 1921 (88) 1 http://www.icelp.org/files/home/left_img.jpg Sources:1 - Portrait of Reuven Feuerstein, Goldberg, Mark F, Educational Leadership; Sep 1991; 49, 1; Research Librarypg. 372 - http://www.stibco.nl/informatie.php?id=113

  5. ABOUT Reuvern Feuerstein • Born in Rumania to a poor family in August of 1921 (88) 1 • Father was a counselor 1 Sources:1 - Portrait of Reuven Feuerstein, Goldberg, Mark F, Educational Leadership; Sep 1991; 49, 1; Research Librarypg. 372 - http://www.stibco.nl/informatie.php?id=113

  6. ABOUT Reuvern Feuerstein • Born in Rumania to a poor family in August of 1921 (88) 1 • Father was a counselor 1 • Survived Nazi work camp(s) 1 http://www.icelp.org/files/home/left_img.jpg Sources:1 - Portrait of Reuven Feuerstein, Goldberg, Mark F, Educational Leadership; Sep 1991; 49, 1; Research Librarypg. 372 - http://www.stibco.nl/informatie.php?id=113

  7. ABOUT Reuvern Feuerstein • Born in Rumania to a poor family in August of 1921 (88) 1 • Father was a counselor 1 • Survived Nazi work camp(s) 1 • Got tuberculosis and was told no cure for him - this got him to realize you don’t have to accept conventional wisdom 1 http://www.icelp.org/files/home/left_img.jpg Sources:1 - Portrait of Reuven Feuerstein, Goldberg, Mark F, Educational Leadership; Sep 1991; 49, 1; Research Librarypg. 372 - http://www.stibco.nl/informatie.php?id=113

  8. ABOUT Reuvern Feuerstein • Born in Rumania to a poor family in August of 1921 (88) 1 • Father was a counselor 1 • Survived Nazi work camp(s) 1 • Got tuberculosis and was told no cure for him - this got him to realize you don’t have to accept conventional wisdom 1 • Spent life working with troubled youngsters, over 50 yrs 2 http://www.icelp.org/files/home/left_img.jpg Sources:1 - Portrait of Reuven Feuerstein, Goldberg, Mark F, Educational Leadership; Sep 1991; 49, 1; Research Librarypg. 372 - http://www.stibco.nl/informatie.php?id=113

  9. ABOUT Reuvern Feuerstein • Born in Rumania to a poor family in August of 1921 (88) 1 • Father was a counselor 1 • Survived Nazi work camp(s) 1 • Got tuberculosis and was told no cure for him - this got him to realize you don’t have to accept conventional wisdom 1 • Spent life working with troubled youngsters, over 50 yrs 2 • Founded ICMS - The International Center for the Enhancement of Learning Potential http://www.icelp.org/files/home/left_img.jpg Sources:1 - Portrait of Reuven Feuerstein, Goldberg, Mark F, Educational Leadership; Sep 1991; 49, 1; Research Librarypg. 372 - http://www.stibco.nl/informatie.php?id=113

  10. ABOUT Reuvern Feuerstein • Born in Rumania to a poor family in August of 1921 (88) 1 • Father was a counselor 1 • Survived Nazi work camp(s) 1 • Got tuberculosis and was told no cure for him - this got him to realize you don’t have to accept conventional wisdom 1 • Spent life working with troubled youngsters, over 50 yrs 2 • Founded ICMS - The International Center for the Enhancement of Learning Potential • Protégé of Jean Piaget http://www.icelp.org/files/home/left_img.jpg Sources:1 - Portrait of Reuven Feuerstein, Goldberg, Mark F, Educational Leadership; Sep 1991; 49, 1; Research Librarypg. 372 - http://www.stibco.nl/informatie.php?id=113

  11. Profound? Sources:1 - Portrait of Reuven Feuerstein, Goldberg, Mark F, Educational Leadership; Sep 1991; 49, 1; Research Librarypg. 37

  12. Profound? Sources:1 - Portrait of Reuven Feuerstein, Goldberg, Mark F, Educational Leadership; Sep 1991; 49, 1; Research Librarypg. 37

  13. Structural Cognitive Modifiability • Intelligence is fluid, not fixed • Learning Potential Assessment Device (LPAD) • Used to understand a child’s modifiability • Assessment is key to program • Trainers must be thoroughly trained and concerned • Instrumental Enrichment (IE) • used to enhance the cognitive skills necessary for independent thinking

  14. Structural Cognitive Modifiability • Shaping Modifying Environments (SME) • promotes cognitive growth • Dynamic Assessment – Learning Propensity Assessment Device (LPAD) • a trained mediator analyzes the development of a student’s cognitive functions

  15. other Theories • Mediated Learning Experience (MLE) • intervention that enables children to make sense of the world around them

  16. ? Still Relevant ? There are currently under way more than 1,000 research projects on his work throughout the world involving all age groups from infancy to old age, in every setting from jungles to board rooms, and with every ability level from the profoundly retarded to the highly gifted. The IE program has been translated into 18 languages, and there are more than 70 Authorized Training Centers throughout the world affiliated with the ICELP, carrying on the work by providing training, services, and program development. Source: http://starfsfolk.khi.is/solrunb/feuerst.htm http://www.icelp.org/asp/Professional_Team.shtm

  17. Question?

More Related