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The Diverse Profile of the Extremely Gifted Child.
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McGuffog, Carolyn; And Others – Roeper Review, 1987
Seven profiles of extremely gifted children under the age of four are presented. Examination of the cognitive, social, and emotional profiles of these children suggests that no singular pattern characterizes their functioning. (DB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development, Gifted
"They Don't Get Gifted Until the Fourth Grade," What Parents Can Do in the Meantime.
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Tackacs, Carol – Roeper Review, 1982
The author addresses the issue of programing for the preschool/primary gifted student. Young gifted children are seen to be different in three overlapping areas: advanced cognitive development, psychosocial sensitivity, and high energy levels and fine motor coordination. Suggestions are offered for parents which relate to the three areas…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development, Gifted
The Moral Sensitivity of Gifted Children and the Evolution of Society.
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Silverman, Linda Kreger – Roeper Review, 1994
This article demonstrates that the cognitive complexity and personality traits of gifted children create unique experiences and awarenesses that separate them from others. A central feature of children's gifted experience is their moral sensitivity and the asynchronous development of their inner world, which need to be understood and nurtured.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Development, Gifted
Mentorship of the Highly Creative.
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Ambrose, Don; And Others – Roeper Review, 1994
This retrospective case study investigates the experiences of a highly gifted young artist and two mentors who guided his high school development. Examination of the mentors' influences on the artist's cognitive and affective development found that the mentorship validated the boy's style of thinking, sharpened metacognitive abilities, helped with…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Creative Development, Creativity
The Indivisibility of Self, Mind, and Intelligence.
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Roeper, Thomas – Roeper Review, 1998
This essay examines the relationship of cognitive science, especially linguistics, to the development of the human mind, self, and intelligence. Linguistics is seen to contribute a complex computational ability to the sense of free will. Also considered as part of the integrated self are intuition, athletic intelligence, intellectual diversity,…
Descriptors: Athletics, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development, Ethics
Diversity in Domains of Development: Research Findings and Their Implications for Gifted Identification and Programming.
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Matthews, Dona J. – Roeper Review, 1997
A study of 348 Canadian students (grades 6-8) identified as gifted by domain-general criteria, investigated whether the students would score at similar levels on linguistic, logical/mathematical, and social/emotional measures or whether their scores would indicate domain-differentiated patterns of development. Results indicate the students had…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Emotional Development, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Girls Who Became Famous Literalists of the Imagination.
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Wallace, Trudy; Walberg, Herbert J. – Roeper Review, 1995
This study identified early conditions of successful adults, via a historical analysis of psychological traits and childhood environments of 38 notable 20th-century American women writers. The study rated multiple traits and conditions representing cognitive, affective, familial, and educational aspects. Results focus on the degree of persistence…
Descriptors: Authors, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Educational Environment