Intelligence and Technology: The Impact of Tools on the Nature and Development of Human Abilities (The Educational Psychology Series)

In this volume, Robert J. Sternberg and David D. Preiss bring together different perspectives on understanding the impact of various technologies on human abilities, competencies, and expertise. The inclusive range of historical, comparative, sociocultural, cognitive, educational, industrial/organizational, and human factors approaches will stimulate international multi-disciplinary discussion. Major questions that are addressed include:\*What is the impact of different technologies on human abilities?\*How does technology enhance or limit human intellectual functioning?\*What is the cognitive impact of complex technologies?\*What is the cognitive impact of the transfer of technologies?\*How can we design technologies that foster intellectual growth?\*How does technology mediate the impact of cultural variables on human intellectual functioning?Part I addresses the history of cognitive technologies and how they have evolved with culture, but at the same time helped culture evolve. Part II focuses on how educational technologies affect the ways in which students and others think. The topic of Part III is technology in the world of work. Part IV deals with the interface between intelligence and technology.The diversity and richness of technology relates to different forms of abilities, competencies, and expertise. In consequence, many psychologists, educators, and others are interested in exploring the ways in which technology and human abilities interact, but lack a handy source of information to satisfy their interest. This book provides researchers and students in these areas with relevant perspectives and information. In this volume, Robert J. Sternberg and David D. Preiss bring together different perspectives on understanding the impact of various technologies on human abilities, competencies, and expertise. The inclusive range of historical, comparative, sociocultural, cognitive, educational, industrial/organizational, and human factors approaches will stimulate international multi-disciplinary discussion. Major questions that are addressed include: What is the impact of different technologies on human abilities? How does technology enhance or limit human intellectual functioning? What is the cognitive impact of complex technologies? What is the cognitive impact of the transfer of technologies? How can we design technologies that foster intellectual growth? How does technology mediate the impact of cultural variables on human intellectual functioning?Part I addresses the history of cognitive technologies and how they have evolved with culture, but at the same time helped culture evolve. Part II focuses on how educational technologies affect the ways in which students and others think. The topic of Part III is technology in the world of work. Part IV deals with the interface between intelligence and technology.The diversity and richness of technology relates to different forms of abilities, competencies, and expertise. In consequence, many psychologists, educators, and others are interested in exploring the ways in which technology and human abilities interact, but lack a handy source of information to satisfy their interest. This book provides researchers and students in these areas with relevant perspectives and information. In this volume, Robert J. Sternberg and David D. Preiss bring together different perspectives on understanding the impact of various technologies on human abilities, competencies, and expertise. The inclusive range of historical, comparative, sociocultural, cognitive, educational, industrial/organizational, and human factors approaches will stimulate international multi-disciplinary discussion. Major questions that are addressed *What is the impact of different technologies on human abilities? *How does technology enhance or limit human intellectual functioning? *What is the cognitive impact of complex technologies? *What is the cognitive impact of the transfer of technologies? *How can we design technologies that foster intellectual growth? *How does technology mediate the impact of cultural variables on human intellectual functioning? Part I addresses the history of cognitive technologies and how they have evolved with culture, but at the same time helped culture evolve. Part II focuses on how educational technologies affect the ways in which students and others think. The topic of Part III is technology in the world of work. Part IV deals with the interface between intelligence and technology. The diversity and richness of technology relates to different forms of abilities, competencies, and expertise. In consequence, many psychologists, educators, and others are interested in exploring the ways in which technology and human abilities interact, but lack a handy source of information to satisfy their interest. This book provides researchers and students in these areas with relevant perspectives and information. Contents......Page 5 Foreward......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Cognitive Technologies in Historical and Cultural Evolution......Page 14 Technology and Cognition Amplification......Page 15 Technology and the Development of Intelligence: From the Loom to the Computer......Page 28 Technology and Intelligence in Literate Society......Page 41 Cognitive Consequences of Educational Technologies......Page 48 Do Technologgies Make Us Smarter? Intellectual Amplification With, Of, and Through Technology......Page 49 Cognitive Tools for the Mind: The Promises of Technology - Cognitive Amplifiers or Bionic Prosthetics?......Page 57 Technological Partnerships at Work......Page 65 Work in Progress: Reinventing Intelligence for an Invented World......Page 66 Cooperation Between Human Cognition and Technology in Dynamic Situations......Page 81 Transferring Technoloiges to Developing Countries: A Cognitive and Cultural Approach......Page 93 Intelligent Technologies and Technological Intelligences......Page 104 Technologies for Working Intelligence......Page 105 We Have Met Technology and It Is Us......Page 118 Author Index......Page 128 Subject Index......Page 132 "In this volume, Robert J. Sternberg and David D. Preiss bring together different perspectives on understanding the impact of various technologies on human abilities, competencies, and expertise. The inclusive range of historical, comparative, sociocultural, cognitive, educational, industrial/organizational, and human factors approaches will stimulate international multi-disciplinary discussion." "The diversity and richness of technology relates to different forms of abilities, competencies, and expertise. In consequence, many psychologists, educators, and others are interested in exploring the ways in which technology and human abilities interact, but lack a handy source of information to satisfy their interest. This book provides researchers and students in these areas with relevant perspectives and information."--Jacket