The origins and development of high ability [[electronic resource]]
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The origins and development of high ability [[electronic resource]]
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| Pubblicazione: | Chichester, West Sussex ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1993 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 153.9 |
| 153.98 | |
| 155.45 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Gifted persons |
| Gifted children | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The origins and development of high ability |
| ISBN: | 1-282-34786-1 |
| 9786612347863 | |
| 0-470-51449-3 | |
| 0-470-51450-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910830055503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 178.