PART ONE: INTELLIGENCE: MAJOR ISSUES AND CHALLENGES Intellectual Assessment in a Multicultural Society Conceptions of Human Intelligence and Implications for Its Assessment Culture and Cognition Toward a Biocultural Perspective of Intellectual Development PART TWO: INTELLECTUAL ASSESSMENT AND CULTURE: A NEW PARADIGM The Evolution of the Biocultural Assessment System The Biocultural Assessment System A Critical Review of Standardized Tests and Approaches of Intelligence Using the Biocultural Assessment Model Report Writing Utilizing the Four-Tier Biocultural Assessment System Evaluation of the Biocultural Assessment System PART THREE: TRAINING AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF THE BIOCULTURAL ASSESSMENT SYSTEM Training of Mental Health Workers, Educators and Parents To Enhance the Intellectual Functioning of Children Implications for Future Research and Policy