Robert J. Sternberg

The two stars are for substance

The subject matter was right up my alley, and in the end, the content didn’t let me down, but I found the writing unnecessarily complex, and the inclusion of the statistical deductions and process with references as a part of the text was a burden on the reader. It would have been a great book had it been boiled down to the point with the nitty gritty detail in an appendix for the few people who want to peruse the cracks and split hairs. This being said...if show more it’s a subject of interest to you, don’t let my review stop you from reading it; you can skip parts to get to his points, which were interesting and thought provoking. show less

The two stars are for substance

The subject matter was right up my alley, and in the end, the content didn’t let me down, but I found the writing unnecessarily complex, and the inclusion of the statistical deductions and process with references as a part of the text was a burden on the reader. It would have been a great book had it been boiled down to the point with the nitty gritty detail in an appendix for the few people who want to peruse the cracks and split hairs. This being said...if show more it’s a subject of interest to you, don’t let my review stop you from reading it; you can skip parts to get to his points, which were interesting and thought provoking. show less

As a primer for the different areas of psychology, this was an informative read. The thing that was most helpful to me was the break down of a "typical day" for the various career paths in psychology.

This author trio believe so much in what they are thinking that they invite the reader to participate in pushing the teaching of facts and basic concepts much further toward excellence and dep understanding. They present nuggets of ideas about engagning students in the various ideas listed in the title of the book and then have a challenge for the reader or group that extends the idea into practice. Thus, this book can be used in abbreviated professional community meetings becasue a small show more group can tackle one idea; discuss it, decide how they are going to try it, and then at the next meeting report back and compare success or failure. Thus, the various concepts can be taught in any order and the overall model can become the background knowledge as progress on the various ideas is tried and then comes together. It is refreshing to read a very usable text and the ideas for pushing learners beyond factual knowledge are enticing. Highly recommended. show less