Thinking Styles

7 CE Hours
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About the Course

In “Thinking Styles” psychologist Robert Sternberg argues that ability often goes unappreciated and unclutivated not because of lack of talent, but because of conflicting styles of thinking and learning. Using a variety of examples that range from scientific studies to personal anecdotes, Dr. Sternberg presents a theory of thinking styles that aims to explain why aptitude tests, school grades, and classroom performance often fail to identify real ability. He believes that criteria for intelligence in both school and the workplace are unfortunately based on the ability to conform rather than to learn.

This course is based on the book, Thinking Styles created by Sternberg, Robert, Ph.D.

Course Material Author

Sternberg, Robert, Ph.D.
Dr. Sternberg is IBM Professor of Psychology and Education at Yale University. He has written extensively on the field of intelligence, and his research has gained him numerous honors including the Guggenheim and NSF Fellowships. Dr. Sternberg's other titles include Successful Intelligence, Metaphors of the Mind, Beyond IQ, and Cupid's Arrow.

Sternberg, Robert, Ph.D. authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 to be able to understand the author's proposed theory of thinking styles.
  2. 2 to be able to describe the 13 important thinking styles discussed by the author
  3. 3 to be able to discuss the major principles of thinking styles and suggest how they originate and develop in people

Disclosure to Learners

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Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D. – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

$63

Course Details

7 CE Hours
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Course 6005

Availability

This course is retired. It is no longer available.

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