1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911019223003321

Titolo

The origins and development of high ability

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

9786612347863

9781282347861

1282347861

9780470514498

0470514493

9780470514504

0470514507

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 178

Disciplina

153.9/8

Soggetti

Gifted persons

Gifted children

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.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910701930503321

Titolo

Implementation of P.L. 110-229 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam; H.R. 1466, to resolve the status of certain persons legally residing in the CNMI under the immigration laws of the U.S.; and H.R. 44, "Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act" [[electronic resource] ] : oversight and legislative hearing before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, Thursday, July 14, 2011

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2012

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iv, 130 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Soggetti

Emigration and immigration law - Northern Mariana Islands

Visas - Northern Mariana Islands

Foreign workers - Legal status, laws, etc - Northern Mariana Islands

Emigration and immigration law - Guam

Visas - Guam

Foreign workers - Legal status, laws, etc - Guam

World War, 1939-1945 - Claims

Emigration and immigration law

Foreign workers - Legal status, laws, etc

Visas

Claims.

Guam Claims

Guam

Northern Mariana Islands

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa



Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on July 27, 2012).

Paper version available for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.

"Serial no. 112-49."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.