Formal Operational Thought in the Gifted: A Post-Piagetian Perspective.

Berninger, Virginia W.; Yates, Cheryl M.

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ERIC Number: EJ465443

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Formal Operational Thought in the Gifted: A Post-Piagetian Perspective.

Berninger, Virginia W.; Yates, Cheryl M.

Roeper Review, v15 n4 p220-24 May-Jun 1993

This article reviews Piagetian theory on formal operational thought, the relationship of psychometric intelligence and formal operational thought, the development of formal operational thought in gifted children, problems encountered with Piagetian theory and attempts to modify it, and implications of the post-Piagetian perspective for education of the gifted. (JDD)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Elementary Secondary Education, Formal Operations, Gifted, Intellectual Development, Intelligence Quotient, Learning Theories, Piagetian Theory

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Language: English

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