Exceptionally Gifted Children

ISBN-13: 9780415314909 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 320 str.

Miraca U. M. Gross; U. Gross Miraca

Opis

This study reveals the ongoing negative academic and social effects of prolonged underachievement and social isolation imposed on gifted children by inappropriate curriculum and class placement and shows clearly the long lasting benefits of thoughtfully planned individual educational programmes.

Spis treści

1. The Scope of the Problem 2. Gifted Education in Australia 3. Methodology and Procedures of the Study 4. Early Development and Physical Health 5. Family Characteristics and Family History 6. Academic Achievement Levels 7. Reading Development and Recreational Interests 8. School History 9. Psychosocial Development 10. Where Are They Now? 1993-2003 11. The Exceptionally Gifted: Recognition and Response

O autorze

Professor Miraca Gross is the Director of the Gifted Education Research, Resource and Information Centre at the University of South Wales- the largest gifted education centre outside North America.