A fourth-grade teacher says,"All of my students have strengths in certain areas. For example,some of them are really good at solving math problems. Others are really fast readers. Still others have a marvelous ability to make connections among seemingly very different ideas. And a couple of them are 'walking encyclopedias' of facts about the world." With which one of the following theoretical perspectives is the teacher's statement most consistent?

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The teacher's statement aligns with the Cattell-Horn-Carroll theory of cognitive abilities, which suggests that intelligence is composed of multiple distinct abilities rather than a single general factor.

A Fourth-Grade Teacher Says,"All of My Students Have Strengths in Certain