What intelligence theory is being taught? What's the current scientific and schooled (university or alike) consens as far as Intelligence theories are concerned?
Which theory / model is currently (broadly) being taught? Please be specific and link corresponding sources.
I wasn't able to find anything besides a quote from Gottfredson, 1997 and Sternberg, 2003: &quot;Virtually all psychologists now believe that there is a generalized intelligence factor, g&quot; ... so is Spearman's two factor theory the current basis? Or in general that a general factor exists, which rules out a few theories like Thurstones or Gardners, but doesn't specify which to &quot;follow&quot;.
My impression is that the Cattell-Horn-Carroll model is the most established and well respected framework. I.e., the closest thing that we have to something like the &quot;Big Five&quot; in personality.
It incorporates the importance of g, which is arguably one of the most fundamental ideas in intelligence research.
But it also focuses quite a bit on the distinction between fluid and crystalised intelligence. It is a very developed taxonomy based on a lot of theoretical and empirical work.
Sternberg's model of practical intelligence and Gardner's model of multiple intelligences often seem to get mentioned in entry-level textbooks but I don't think they enjoy mainstream support in the intelligence community.