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Peer reviewedScott, Mary E. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1988
Understanding learning strategies used by gifted students can help teachers improve effectiveness in all learners. Six traits common among the gifted and modifiable in students with learning difficulties include (1) superior concentration skills; (2) field independence; (3) reflection; (4) internal locus of control; (5) active learning; and (6)…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
