1. Reuven Feuerstein was a Romanian-born Israeli clinical, developmental, and cognitive psychologist, known for his theory of intelligence.
17 Facts About Reuven Feuerstein
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Reuven Feuerstein was the founder and director of the International Center for the Enhancement of Learning Potential in Jerusalem, Israel.
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Reuven Feuerstein was one of nine siblings born in Botosani, Romania.
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Reuven Feuerstein attended the Teachers College in Bucharest and Onesco College in Bucharest.
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Reuven Feuerstein fled the Nazi invasion before obtaining his degree in psychology.
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Reuven Feuerstein completed his degrees in both General and Clinical Psychology.
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Reuven Feuerstein attended lectures given by Karl Jaspers, Carl Jung, Barbel Inhelder, Marguerite Loosli Uster and Leopold Szondi.
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In 1970, Reuven Feuerstein earned his PhD in developmental psychology at the University of Sorbonne, in France.
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Reuven Feuerstein served as Director of Psychological Services of Youth Aliyah in Europe, a service that assigned prospective Jewish candidates for emigration from all over the European continent to various educational programs in Israel.
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The improvements Reuven Feuerstein witnessed in victims after they received extra psychological and educational attention made him question current beliefs regarding the stability and innateness of intelligence.
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Reuven Feuerstein elaborated new methods of evaluation as well as new teaching tools, known today as dynamic assessment.
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Reuven Feuerstein filled a theoretical gap with his theory of Mediated Learning Experience in which he assigns the major role to a human mediator.
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Reuven Feuerstein argued that person's capability to learn is not solely determined by one's genetic make-up; but cognitive enhancement is achieved through mediation.
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Reuven Feuerstein said he was deeply influenced by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, with whom he corresponded, and who would refer patients to him.
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Unlike previous developmental psychologists, the focus of Reuven Feuerstein's theories is the development of normal versus low functioning children.
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In 2000, Reuven Feuerstein added FIE-BASIC to prevent learning problems in younger children and to help low performing older children.
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Reuven Feuerstein has spectacularly bridged the gap from research to practice and provided educators with effective tools for improving the performance of children with a range of learning deficits.