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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144726403321

Titolo

The origins and development of high ability [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1993

ISBN

1-282-34786-1

9786612347863

0-470-51449-3

0-470-51450-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 178

Disciplina

153.9

153.98

155.45

Soggetti

Gifted persons

Gifted children

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Proceedings of the Symposium on the Origins and Development of High Ability, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, Jan. 25, 1993.

"A Wiley-Interscience publication."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH ABILITY; Contents; Participants; Introducti on; The concept of 'giftedness':a pentagonal implicit theory; Giftedness and intelligence:one and the same?; Psychological profiles of the mathematically talented: some sex differences and evidence supporting their biological basis; Genetics and high cognitive ability; The early lives of child prodigies; Musical ability; Boys and girls who reason well mathematically; Scientific ability; Mechanical i nventiveness:a three-phase study; The relationship between early giftedness and later achievement

Family influences on the development of giftednessAccelerating language acquisition; Can we create gifted people?; Closing remarks; Index of contributors; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

Written for psychologists, educational psychologists and developmental biologists, this volume explores the concept of giftedness, including its



definition, origins and development. The author offers a balanced view of the topic and presents optimal educational strategies for various kinds of high ability. The effects of both environmental and biological/genetic factors on a student's level of giftedness are also discussed, as is the question of whether gifted people can be created.