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UNINA9911019223003321 |
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The origins and development of high ability |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1993 |
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9786612347863 |
9781282347861 |
1282347861 |
9780470514498 |
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9780470514504 |
0470514507 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (269 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 178 |
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Soggetti |
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Gifted persons |
Gifted children |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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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." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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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 |
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Written for psychologists, educational psychologists and developmental biologists, this volume explores the concept of giftedness, including its |
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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. |
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UNINA9910701930503321 |
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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 |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (iv, 130 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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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 |
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Guam Claims |
Guam |
Northern Mariana Islands |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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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." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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