The Development of the High Ability Child: Psychological Perspectives on Giftedness

ISBN-13: 9780367458010 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 190 str.

Erin M. Miller; Michael S. Matthews; Dante D. Dixson

Opis

This valuable text, written by experts in the fields of education and psychology, will help readers to understand the physical, social and cognitive development of high ability children. It is an essential read for students, counsellors, administrators, therapists and parents seeking to support high ability children and their needs.

Spis treści

IntroductionErin M. Miller and Michael S. Matthews1. Key Methodological Issues in Researching Gifted Education and Advanced AcademicsMatthew T. McBee2. Physical Development of Gifted StudentsJennifer L. Jolly3. The Psychology of Learning: Modalities and Their Application to Advanced AcademicsJames Bishop and Julia Hujar4. The Role of Superior Attention and Memory Abilities in the Lives of Cognitively Advanced IndividualsErin M. Miller5. Language Development and Education of Advanced Learners and Precocious ReadersMary Slade6. Problem-Solving Characteristics in Gifted and Advanced LearnersCamelia Birlean, Emma Margaret Birlean and Bruce M. Shore7. Motivation and Achievement in Gifted and Advanced LearnersHope Elisabeth Wilson8. Individual Differences in Personality Among Cognitively Advanced LearnersSakhavat Mammadov9. The Psychological Adjustment of Gifted Children and Individuals with High Intellectual AbilityAndrea Esperat Lein10. Conclusions and Implications for the FutureMichael S. Matthews, Erin M. Miller and Dante D. Dixson