Ciba Foundation Symposium 178 - The Origins and Development of High Ability

Copyright © Ciba Foundation 1993

Ciba Foundation Symposium 178 - The Origins and Development of High Ability

Editor(s): Gregory R. Bock, Kate Ackrill

Published Online: 28 SEP 2007

Print ISBN: 9780471939450

Online ISBN: 9780470514498

DOI: 10.1002/9780470514498

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Written for psychologists, educational psychologists and developmental biologists, this volume explores the concept of giftedness, including its definition, origins and development. The author offers a balanced view of the topic and presents optimal educational strategies for various kinds of high ability. The effects of both environmental and biological/genetic factors on a student's level of giftedness are also discussed, as is the question of whether gifted people can be created.

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–viii)

    2. Introduction (pages 1–4)

      Richard C. Atkinson

    3. The Concept of ‘Giftedness’: A Pentagonal Implicit Theory (pages 5–21)

      Robert J. Sternberg

    4. Giftedness and Intelligence: One and the Same? (pages 22–43)

      Douglas K. Detterman

    5. Psychological Profiles of the Mathematically Talented: Some Sex Differences and Evidence Supporting their Biological Basis (pages 44–66)

      Camilla Persson Benbow and David Lubinski

    6. Genetics and High Cognitive Ability (pages 67–84)

      Robert Plomin and Lee Ann Thompson

    7. The Early Lives of Child Prodigies (pages 85–105)

      Michael J. A. Howe

    8. Musical Ability (pages 106–118)

      John Sloboda

    9. Boys and Girls Who Reason Well Mathematically (pages 119–138)

      Julian C. Stanley

    10. Scientific Ability (pages 139–159)

      Kurt A. Heller

    11. Mechanical Inventiveness: A Three-Phase Study (pages 160–174)

      Nicholas Colangelo, Susan G. Assouline, Barbara Kerr, Ron Huesman and Debra Johnson

    12. The Relationship between Early Giftedness and Later Achievement (pages 175–186)

      Howard Gardner

    13. Family Influences on the Development of Giftedness (pages 187–206)

      Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Isabella Selega Csikszentmihalyi

    14. Accelerating Language Acquisition (pages 207–221)

      William Fowler, Karen Ogston, Gloria Roberts-Fiati and Amy Swenson

    15. Can We Create Gifted People? (pages 222–249)

      K. Anders Ericsson, Ralf Th. Krampe and Stefanie Heizmann

    16. Closing Remarks (page 250)

      Richard C. Atkinson

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      Index of Contributors (pages 251–252)

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      Subject Index (pages 253–258)

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