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Author Sternberg, Robert J.

Title Explorations in giftedness / Robert J. Sternberg, Linda Jarvin, Elena L. Grigorenko
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2011
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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 301 pages)
Contents What is giftedness? -- Theories of giftedness -- WICS as a model of giftedness -- Intelligence and giftedness -- Creativity and giftedness -- Wisdom and giftedness -- Giftedness as developing expertise --Giftedness and culture -- Learning disabilities, giftedness, and gifted/LD -- Identifying the gifted -- Educating the gifted
Summary "This book is a scholarly overview of the modern concepts, definitions, and theories of intellectual giftedness, and of past and current developments in the field of gifted education. The authors consider, in some detail, the roles of intelligence, creativity, and wisdom in giftedness and the interaction between culture and giftedness, as well as how giftedness can be understood in terms of a construct of developing expertise. The authors also review and discuss a set of key studies that address the issues of identification and education of children with intellectual gifts. This volume may be used as a summary overview of the field for educators, psychologists, social workers, and other professionals who serve intellectually gifted children and their families"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-281) and index
Notes English
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Subject Gifted children.
Child, Gifted
gifted (people)
EDUCATION -- Special Education -- Gifted.
Gifted children
Hochbegabung
Kind
Begabung
Kreatives Denken
Intelligenz
Specialbegåvade barn.
Hochbegabung -- Begabtenförderung.
Form Electronic book
Author Jarvin, Linda.
Grigorenko, Elena L.
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