Invisible Intelligence, 9781991348012
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Unlock hidden brilliance: Rethinking education for those deemed “behind.”
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Invisible Intelligence

why your child might not be failing

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  • Paperback

    244 pages

  • Release Date

    24 July 2025

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Summary

Unleashing Potential: Recognizing and Nurturing Invisible Intelligence in Every Child

In Invisible Intelligence, educationalist, filmmaker and best-selling author Welby Ings considers how schools measure intelligence and shows how narrow definitions of literacy and numeracy can lead to bright students being described as ‘behind’ and positioned as problems, when they are not.

Ings mixes poignant, humorous and insightful storytelling with current research to explore t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781991348012
ISBN-10:1991348010
Author:Welby Ings
Publisher:Otago University Press
Imprint:Otago University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:244
Release Date:24 July 2025
Weight:466g
Dimensions:22mm x 230mm x 156mm
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Critics Review

 This book was so great I shut myself in my office and sobbed … Invisible Intelligence is timely, original and a very fresh breath of air.’ – Professor Vivienne Anderson.

About The Author

Welby Ings

Welby Ings is a best-selling writer and celebrated New Zealand filmmaker. A professor in narrative design at Auckland University of Technology, he is the recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for Tertiary Teaching Excellence and the NZ Government Award for Sustained Tertiary Teaching Excellence. In 2013 he was awarded the inaugural AUT medal for his contribution to learning and research. Invisible Intelligence is Ings’ second book in a planned trilogy on creative thinking and educational reform. It follows Disobedient Teaching (Otago University Press, 2017).

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