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| In the following, we list five articles by Wu-Tien Wu related to the topic of multiple intelligences in the Chinese Cultural Context. |
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Multiple Intelligences, Educational Reform, and A Successful Career By Wu-Tien Wu Paper presented at the AERA 2003 Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA, April 21-25. Also published in 2004 at Teachers College Record 106, 182-193. Abstract: This paper addresses the meaning and application of Multiple Intelligences Theory in Taiwan in the light of educational reform. Specifically, a 4-year joint research project (1999-2003), entitled "The Development of Multiple Talents (DMT)" sponsored by the National Science Council, R.O.C. (Taiwan), is introduced. The relationship between successful career and successful intelligence is discussed. In addition, a 3-dimension construct is proposed for the DMT: form of talents (10 forms, mainly based on Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences), function of talents (3 functions, based on Sternberg's conception of successful intelligence), and developmental stage (4 stages, from pre-school to senior high). This paper highlights some of the research findings. Keywords: Multiple Intelligences, multiple talents, personal intelligence, successful career, appraisal, program design, coping behavior >> To read the full article |
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Conception and Appraisal of Personal Intelligence By Wu-Tien Wu Paper presented at the 14th World Conference of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children, Barcelona, Spain, July 31-August 4, 2001. Abstract: An integrated model of intelligence is proposed based on Thorndike's classical social intelligence, Gardner's conception of personal intelligence in his MI theory, Goleman's EQ, and Chinese cultural point of view. The Personal Intelligence Inventory (PII) was developed and based on three dimensions: intrapersonal (self-awareness, self-retrospection, self-reward, and self-adaptation); interpersonal (empathy, respect, amiability, and guiding); interactive (humor, tolerance, appropriate role-playing, and conflict solving). The PII items are situation-oriented with three forms: Form A (multiple choice questions), Form B (open-ended questions), Form C (individual experience-based questions). The test-retest reliability of PII is satisfactory. Some PI differences between males and females and between gifted and regular pupils were found. Keywords: Multiple intelligences, successful intelligence, personal intelligence, gifted pupil, regular pupil >> To read the full article |
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Toward A Successful Career through Personal Intelligence: A Chinese Cultural Point of View Keynote paper presented at the 5th Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness, New Delhi, India, September 1-5, 1998. Also published in 2000 in K. Maitra (Ed.). Toward excellence: Developing and nurturing giftedness and talent (pp.73-88). New Delhi, India: Mosaic Books. Abstract: An integrated model of intelligence is proposed based on Gardner and Sternberg's theories of intelligence and Chinese cultural point of view. A successful career is to be achieved jointly by academic intelligence, practical intelligence, creative intelligence, and personal intelligence, while personal intelligence plays a key role. The concept of personal intelligence is to a great extent in accordance with classical Chinese philosophy, Confucianism in particular, and should be regarded as a core component of wisdom, which is beyond cognitive ability. Keywords: personal intelligence, successful intelligence, Confucianism, wisdom, appraisal >> To read the full article |
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Vocational interests and career maturity of male high school students talented in math and science Paper presented at the 45th Annual Convention of National Association for Gifted Children, Louisville, USA, Nov. 11-18, 1998. Also published in 2000 at Proceedings of National Science Council, ROC (D), 10:3, 126-132. Abstract: This study examined the relationships among career interest, career maturity, academic performance, and academic interest of senior-high students talented in science and math. Subjects consisted of 170 talented students and 170 regular students in the Taipei area. Instruments for collecting data included the Career Interest Inventory, the Career Development Inventory, and the Academic Performance and Interest scale. The major findings were: that the two groups differed in four selected variables, the talented group showing a higher level of career maturity in particular; and that there were significant relationships between career variables and academic attributes. Keywords: Career Interest, Career Maturity, Academic Performance, Gifted Students >> To read the full article |
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A Follow-Up Study of Taiwan Physics and Chemistry Olympians: The Environmental Influences By Wu-Tien Wu and Jau D. Chen Originally published in 1999 in Chinese at Bulletin of Special Education (National Taiwan Normal University), 17, 315-341. Abstract: Thirty-two Taiwan Physics and Chemistry Olympians (29 males and 3 females) served as the subjects in a study that asked three questions: (1) What are their current statuses? (2) What family and school factors contribute to the development of their scientific talents? (3) What impact did the Olympiad program have on them? By means of questionnaire survey and in-depth interview, the related data were collected. The questionnaires were originally developed by James R. Campbell for cross-cultural studies. The major findings were as follows: (1) the Olympians were all top university students for the time being, the majority was majoring in physics or chemistry (71% and 76% respectively); (2) the Olympians were mostly the first-born child in small families and were "discovered" at an early age (86% of them had been in a gifted class); (3) the SES of the Olympians' families were varied, though the majority were high; their family support and learning environment were reported strong and positive; (4) both the Olympians and their parents considered "encounter a good teacher" as the most important factor for the development of the Olympians' scientific talents; (5) the Olympiad experiences were, in general, positive to the subjects, especially in their learning attitude toward the sciences and self-concept; on the other hand, over half of them felt "burn-out" during training and competition; (6) there were very few special programs designed for the Olympians during their college years; (7) only few Olympians (19%) had published research papers, most had not yet shown special achievement other than sciences as they were still students; (8) although the Olympians were individuals with unique characteristics, they were common in a great commitment in sciences. In conclusion, there was a great congruence of the findings with the follow-up study of Taiwan Mathematics Olympians (Wu & Chen, 1998). Keywords: Physics Olympiad, Chemistry Olympiad, gifted students, family influence, school influence. >> To read the full article |
| Wu-Tien Wu is a professor of the Department of Special Education, National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU). He is a former Director of Special Education Center and Chairman of the Department of Special Education of NTNU. He also served as the Presidents of the Special Education Association, R.O.C., the Chinese Association for Psychological Testing, the Chinese Guidance Association, the Chinese association of gifted education, and the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children. Furthermore he is a former Education Committee Chair of the National Science Council, R.O.C and the Dean of College of Education, NTNU. Currently he is the President of Chinese Teacher Education Society (in Taiwan). Dr. Wu has published over 20 books and 250 papers and/or articles (some in English) in special/gifted education and guidance/counseling. His recent researches focus on gifted education and special education policy. Child Research Net would like to express our gratitude for Dr. Wu to grant us to reprint his articles for our constituents/readers/users. |