عنوان

The origins and development of high ability.

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0471939455

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9780471939450

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b427284

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b427284

Title Proper

The origins and development of high ability.

General Material Designation

[Book]

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Wiley,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1993.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

viii, 258 p. :

Other Physical Details

ill. ;

Dimensions

23 cm.

Series Title

Ciba Foundation symposium ;

Volume Designation

178

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"A Wiley-Interscience publication."

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Editors: Gregory R. Bock and Kate Ackrill.

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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.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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Concept of giftedness: a pentagonal implicit theory / R.J. Sternberg -- Giftedness and intelligence: one and the same? / D.K. Detterman -- Psychological profiles of the mathematically talented: some sex differences and evidence supporting their biological basis / C.P. Benbow and D. Lubinski -- Genetics and high cognitive ability / R. Plomin and L.A. Thompson -- Early lives of child prodigies / M.J.A. Howe -- Musical ability / J. Sloboda -- Boys and girls who reason well mathematically / J.C. Stanley -- Scientific ability / K.A. Heller -- Mechanical inventiveness: a three-phase study / N. Colangelo ... [et al.] -- Relationship between early giftedness and later achievement / H. Gardner -- Family influences on the development of giftedness / M. Csikszentmihalyi and I.S. Csikszentmihalyi -- Accelerating language acquisition / W. Fowler ... [et al.] -- Can we create gifted people? / K.A. Ericsson, R. Th. Krampe and S. Heizmann -- Closing remarks / R.C. Atkinson.

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In this book, psychologists and educational specialists address these and other questions from a variety of perspectives. They discuss the extent to which giftedness depends on general intelligence, and what factors contribute to an individual being labelled as gifted. The 'nature versus nurture' debate is a major theme throughout, with a chapter describing the latest research attempting to identify specific genes that contribute to intelligence. The role an individual's environment plays in the expression and achievement of high ability is also considered, with parental influences featuring strongly. An examination of the early lives of child prodigies and a study of some mould-breaking creative adults lead to an exploration of the relationship between early giftedness and later achievement. Specialities investigated in particular include mathematics, science, language, music and invention.

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The outstandingly high abilities shown by certain individuals are a valuable human resource. Despite much talk of maximizing human potential, there have been few systematic efforts to increase the number of people capable of exceptional accomplishments, and many questions have yet to be answered fully. How does high ability arise, and how and why does it develop? How can early talents best be identified, and what conditions are most likely to facilitate the development of exceptional children into high-achieving adults? Are a child's commitment to improve his or her abilities and the encouragement of this by parents and teachers the cause or the result of the child's talents? Must one be a highly able child to become a highly able adult? Can any motivated, 'ordinary' individual who makes sufficient efforts at improvement reach heights of ability normally regarded as indicative of inherent exceptionality, or is a certain genetic constitution a prerequisite?

Title

Origins and development of high ability.

Gifted children, Congresses.

Gifted persons, Congresses.

Child, Gifted, Congresses.

Intelligence, Congresses.

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Book number

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Book Number

Ackrill, Kate.

Bock, Gregory.

Symposium on the Origins and Development of High Ability(1993 :, Ciba Foundation)

Ciba Foundation.

Date of Transaction

20120621015302.0

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[Book]

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