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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450289703321

Titolo

Beyond knowledge [[electronic resource] ] : extracognitive aspects of developing high ability / / edited by Larisa V. Shavinina, Eric Sprott, Michel Ferrari

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2003

ISBN

1-135-64283-4

1-282-32120-X

9786612321207

1-4106-1004-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Collana

The educational psychology series

Altri autori (Persone)

ShavininaLarisa V

SprottEric

FerrariMichel, Ph. D.

Disciplina

153.9

Soggetti

Genius

Gifted persons

Creative ability

Creative thinking

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; I: INTRODUCTION; II: EXTRACOGNITIVE ASPECTS OF EXCEPTIONAL CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS; III: DEVELOPING EXTRACOGNITIVE ASPECTS OF EXCEPTIONAL ABILTTIES; IV: EXTRACOGNITIVE ASPECTS OF HIGH ABILITY AND THE IDEAL ENDS OF DEVELOPMENT; V: CONCLUSION; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Some aspects of giftedness and creativity cannot be explained by cognitive, developmental, personality, or social approaches considered in isolation. At the intersection of these approaches is something invisible, deeply hidden, but at the same time very important--the extracognitive facets of high ability. This volume brings together chapters by leading specialists from around the world responsible for much of the current research in this field,  presenting a wide range of



perspectives for understanding exceptional achievement.   ""High ability"" refers to human abilities described by