1. IntroductionThe history of intel

1. Introduction
The history of intelligence research, theory, and application
mirrors the growth of psychology as a discipline and, not
coincidentally, includes many colorful individuals and anecdotes.
Yet in our experience teaching intelligence, beginning in
the mid-1990s, most students believed the topic to be dry
and boring. In an effort to capitalize on the rich and
fascinating history of intelligence, we created Human Intelligence:Historical Influences, Current Controversies, Teaching Resources
(http://www.intelltheory.org), a website to guide the study of
intelligence.
Organized based on learning and cognitive science research
about how people interact with information (in both
traditional print-based and technological forms), the site is
meant to be a “living text” that can be used flexibly as a
pedagogical resource in stand-alone courses focusing on
intelligence, or as a supplemental resource in undergraduate
and graduate-level psychology, education, and philosophy
courses covering intelligence. The purpose of this article
is to describe the development of the site and suggest how
it may be used to facilitate teaching and learning about
intelligence.