to address this concern, but several additional profiles are in
development, with others in the initial planning stages. These
new profiles are enhanced by video clips and transcribed
excerpts from semi-structured oral history interviews (see
Doel, 2003). The procedures for creating these oral history
components involved contacting prominent living scholars and
arranging to interview them at professional conferences or in
their homes.1 We sent the semi-structured interview protocol
in advance of these meetings. Questions focused on their
personal definition of intelligence; howthey became interested
in the topic of intelligence; professional influences; what they
believe to be their most important contributions to the field;
how their thinking has evolved during their career; and a brief
summary of their work. In two cases where we were unable to
connect with the scholar in person, we sent the interview
protocol and a digital videotape, and the scholar conducted a
“self-interview.” These videotapes were edited into short clips,
with transcriptions sent to each theorist for review and
approval before posting on the site.2
2.3. Hot Topics
An ongoing area of development for the site is posting of
concise exploratory essays focusing on controversial, timely,
or otherwise intriguing topics related to intelligence theory
and testing. Each Hot Topic contains a brief introduction to
the subject of interest, discussion of relevant issues related to
that subject, and references for further information. For
example, site visitors can find information about the Flynn
effect, The Bell Curve (1994), or theWissler controversy (1901).
The Hot Topics have proven to be problematic for a number
of reasons. On the one hand, they drove a lot of traffic to the site
and provided richer content than could be found in any one
individual biography. On the other hand, we found that the
topics could not be too detailed, as they could become
“plagiarism magnets,” and the summaries of the topics can be
polarizing to some visitors. Others have questioned whether
the overviews are better labeled as “Historical Controversies.”
Regardless, this section of the site is probably most in need of
further development.
2.4. Related course syllabi
One of the initiatives undertaken on the site in the early
2000s was collecting course syllabi from faculty who teach
about intelligence. We began by contacting prominent living
researchers who met criteria for inclusion on the Interactive
Map and Biographical Profiles. We also scanned the Web for
links and references to other intelligence course syllabi.
Unfortunately, we discovered that very few facultymembers
were teaching stand-alone courses about intelligence, and
to address this concern, but several additional profiles are in
development, with others in the initial planning stages. These
new profiles are enhanced by video clips and transcribed
excerpts from semi-structured oral history interviews (see
Doel, 2003). The procedures for creating these oral history
components involved contacting prominent living scholars and
arranging to interview them at professional conferences or in
their homes.1 We sent the semi-structured interview protocol
in advance of these meetings. Questions focused on their
personal definition of intelligence; howthey became interested
in the topic of intelligence; professional influences; what they
believe to be their most important contributions to the field;
how their thinking has evolved during their career; and a brief
summary of their work. In two cases where we were unable to
connect with the scholar in person, we sent the interview
protocol and a digital videotape, and the scholar conducted a
“self-interview.” These videotapes were edited into short clips,
with transcriptions sent to each theorist for review and
approval before posting on the site.2
2.3. Hot Topics
An ongoing area of development for the site is posting of
concise exploratory essays focusing on controversial, timely,
or otherwise intriguing topics related to intelligence theory
and testing. Each Hot Topic contains a brief introduction to
the subject of interest, discussion of relevant issues related to
that subject, and references for further information. For
example, site visitors can find information about the Flynn
effect, The Bell Curve (1994), or theWissler controversy (1901).
The Hot Topics have proven to be problematic for a number
of reasons. On the one hand, they drove a lot of traffic to the site
and provided richer content than could be found in any one
individual biography. On the other hand, we found that the
topics could not be too detailed, as they could become
“plagiarism magnets,” and the summaries of the topics can be
polarizing to some visitors. Others have questioned whether
the overviews are better labeled as “Historical Controversies.”
Regardless, this section of the site is probably most in need of
further development.
2.4. Related course syllabi
One of the initiatives undertaken on the site in the early
2000s was collecting course syllabi from faculty who teach
about intelligence. We began by contacting prominent living
researchers who met criteria for inclusion on the Interactive
Map and Biographical Profiles. We also scanned the Web for
links and references to other intelligence course syllabi.
Unfortunately, we discovered that very few facultymembers
were teaching stand-alone courses about intelligence, and
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