http://LDBlog.com/2005/04/09/multiple-intelligences/ News, commentary, and resources about Learning Disabilities Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:46:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://LDBlog.com/2005/04/09/multiple-intelligences/#comment-3924 LDblog » Levine’s short-comings Wed, 03 Jan 2007 14:57:00 +0000 http://johnl.edschool.virginia.edu/blogs/LDBlog/?p=22#comment-3924 [...] Daniel Willingham, about whose work I’ve commented admiringly in previous posts, has turned his laser-sharp analysis on Dr. Levine’s theory and practical recommendations. Professor Willingham does not mince words. Levine’s broad-strokes account of the mind agrees with that of most researchers (and for that matter, with the observant layman): there is a memory system, an attention system, and so on. But it’s the detailed structure Levine claims to see within each of those systems that really drives his proposed treatments for disabled children, and on those details Levine is often wrong. The second question one should ask is, Does the evidence indicate that his proposed treatments help? The answer is that there is no evidence, positive or negative, as to whether or not the program helps kids. Given the inaccurate description of the mind on which it is based, however, it seems unlikely that it will prove particularly effective. [...] [...] Daniel Willingham, about whose work I’ve commented admiringly in previous posts, has turned his laser-sharp analysis on Dr. Levine’s theory and practical recommendations. Professor Willingham does not mince words. Levine’s broad-strokes account of the mind agrees with that of most researchers (and for that matter, with the observant layman): there is a memory system, an attention system, and so on. But it’s the detailed structure Levine claims to see within each of those systems that really drives his proposed treatments for disabled children, and on those details Levine is often wrong. The second question one should ask is, Does the evidence indicate that his proposed treatments help? The answer is that there is no evidence, positive or negative, as to whether or not the program helps kids. Given the inaccurate description of the mind on which it is based, however, it seems unlikely that it will prove particularly effective. [...]

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