This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Messerer, J. Articles by Lerner,, J. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Messerer, J. Articles by Lerner,, J. Pubmed/NCBI databases Medline Plus Health Information Learning Disorders Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment

A New Approach For Activating Intellectual Potential In Learning Disabled Youth

Jeffrey Messerer is associate professor of special education at Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago. He received his PhD in school psychology. from Indiana University. Address: Dr. Messerer, Department of Special Education, Northeastern Illinois University, 5500 North St. Louis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60625.

Edmund Hunt, Ph.D.

Edmund Hunt is associate professor of special education for the gifted and talented at Northeastern Illinois University. He received his PhD in ancient history from Ohio State University.

Gertrude Meyers,, MA

Gertrude Meyers is an associate professor at Northeastern Illinois University. She received her MA in special education from Denver University.

Janet Lerner,, Ph.D.

Janet Lerner is professor and chairperson of the special education department. Northeastern Illinois University. She received her PhD in educational administration from New York University.

Reuven Feuerstein's theory of cognitive modifiability is finding continued interest and support among professionals in the fields of psychology and education. This paper describes those aspects of Feuerstein's theory which hold profound implications for the learning disabled. Additionally, the paper describes a pilot study of one component (Organization of Dots) of the Feuerstein remedial technique called Instrumental Enrichment. The program was administered to four post-secondary students in attendance at a business training institute in Chicago. The subjects of the study, although not formally classified as learning disabled, displayed learning characteristics of learning disabled youth. The Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices as well as a Feuerstein pre-post measure were utilized. Results indicated that the treatment had made a profound impact on the subjects.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 17, No. 6, 322-325 (1984)
DOI: 10.1177/002221948401700601


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				J. M. Savell, P. T. Twohig, and D. L. Rachford Empirical Status of Feuerstein's "Instrumental Enrichment" (FIE) Technique as a Method of Teaching Thinking Skills Review of Educational Research, January 1, 1986; 56(4): 381 - 409. [Abstract] [PDF]

				L. C. Hartlage Instructional Enrichment J Learn Disabil, December 1, 1984; 17(10): 578 - 578. [PDF]