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So, for example, if a child is labeled as having a learning disabi

So, for example, if a child is labeled as having a learning disability, it has very concrete consequences for the kinds of services and potentially accommodations that child will get. – Robert Sternberg

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ACT and SAT each have their own parts of the country. The GRE has its lock on graduate admissions. And so, one could blame the companies, but really, economically, they have no incentive to change things very much because theyre getting the business. – Robert Sternberg

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In other words, if a teacher only teaches in one way, then they conclude that the kids who cant learn well that way dont have the ability, when, in fact, it may be that the way the teachers teaching is not a particularly good match to the way those kids learn. – Robert Sternberg

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Well, first of all, we did lots of studies where we show practical intelligence doesnt correlate with G. We have probably two dozen studies that practical intelligence better predicts job success than IQ. – Robert Sternberg

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