About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Reuven Feuerstein, Liviu Librescu, Avigdor Arikha, Avi Schwartz, Aharon Appelfeld, Haim Aviv, Reuven Rubin, Angelica Rozeanu, Ovitz family, Rudolf Wetzer, Yaakov Bodo, David Stoliar, Yitzhak Ben-Aharon, Sergiu Comissiona, Dora Gad, Sorel Etrog, Myriam Yardeni, Colette Avital, Dan Pagis, Avraham Poraz, Shlomo Bentin, Aaron Aaronsohn, Michael Barkai, Sammy Ofer, Leo Goldhammer, Yehuda Sha'ari, Shimon Dotan, Michael Harsegor, Yehuda Yannay, Lia van Leer, Yoel Hoffmann, Yitzhak Artzi, Arison family, Ezra Fleischer, Yitzhak Coren, Marcel Janco, Reuven Sheri, Gheorghe Gaston Marin, Avraham Yosef Shapira, Ilan Gilon, Dan David, Avraham Levenbraun, Michael Harish, Sergiu Hart, Jacob Fichman, Baruch Kamin, Zvi Guershoni, Elyakim Badian, Yossef Gutfreund, Yoash Tzidon, Alex Goldfarb, Esther Salmovitz, Aviv Nevo, Kehat Shorr, George Flash, Karol Rotner, Radu Klapper. Excerpt: Reuven Feuerstein (Hebrew: ) (born August 21, 1921 in Boto ani, Romania) is an Israeli clinical, developmental, cognitive psychologist, renowned for his theory of intelligence which states "it is not 'fixed', but rather modifiable." This idea in general is that intelligence can be modified through mediated interventions. Feuerstein is recognized for his lifelong work in developing the theories and applied systems of: Structural Cognitive Modifiability, Mediated Learning Experience, Cognitive Map, Deficient Cognitive Functions, Dynamic Assessment: Learning Propensity Assessment Device, Instrumental Enrichment Programs, and Shaping Modifying Environments. These interlocked practices provide educators with the skills and tools to systematically develop students' cognitive functions and operations to build meta-cognition. Today Feuerstein is the founder and director of the International Center for the Enhancement of Learning Potential (ICELP) in...