LEADER 03168nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910144726403321 005 20170810191535.0 010 $a1-282-34786-1 010 $a9786612347863 010 $a0-470-51449-3 010 $a0-470-51450-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000377247 035 $a(EBL)470414 035 $a(OCoLC)609849281 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000305301 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11259792 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000305301 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10286161 035 $a(PQKB)11671348 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470414 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000377247 100 $a19930719d1993 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe origins and development of high ability$b[electronic resource] 210 $aChichester, West Sussex ;$aNew York $cWiley$d1993 215 $a1 online resource (269 p.) 225 1 $aCiba Foundation symposium ;$v178 300 $aProceedings of the Symposium on the Origins and Development of High Ability, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, Jan. 25, 1993. 300 $a"A Wiley-Interscience publication." 311 $a0-471-93945-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aTHE 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 327 $aFamily influences on the development of giftednessAccelerating language acquisition; Can we create gifted people?; Closing remarks; Index of contributors; Subject index 330 $aWritten for psychologists, educational psychologists and developmental biologists, this volume explores the concept of giftedness, including its definition, origins and development. The author offers a balanced view of the topic and presents optimal educational strategies for various kinds of high ability. The effects of both environmental and biological/genetic factors on a student's level of giftedness are also discussed, as is the question of whether gifted people can be created. 410 0$aCiba Foundation symposium ;$v178. 606 $aGifted persons$vCongresses 606 $aGifted children$vCongresses 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aGifted persons 615 0$aGifted children 676 $a153.9 676 $a153.98 676 $a155.45 712 12$aSymposium on the Origins and Development of High Ability$f(1993 :$eCiba Foundation) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910144726403321 996 $aThe origins and development of high ability$92221359 997 $aUNINA