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Instrumental Enrichment: A Strategy for Modifying Cognitive Ability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2016

Shirley M. Yates
Shirley M. Yates*
Affiliation:
School of Special Education, South Australian College of Advanced Education
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In recent years much interest has been expressed about the possibilities of teaching thinking skills to special education populations. Instrumental Enrichment (IE) is a programme designed to achieve significant modification in cognitive abilities in retarded adolescents (Feuerstein, Rand, Hoffman & Miller, 1980). The purpose of this paper is to attempt to review the major concepts and philosophy underlying IE, and consider the available research that has been published by way of evaluation of the programme.

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Research Article
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Australasian Journal of Special Education , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , May 1987 , pp. 15 - 27
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Copyright © The Australian Association of Special Education 1987

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