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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Giftedness: Current Theory and Research
Beteiligte:
Winner, Ellen
Erschienen:
Blackwell Publishers, 2000
Erschienen in:Current Directions in Psychological Science
Sprache:
Englisch
ISSN:
0963-7214
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Beschreibung:
<p>Gifted children, those with unusually high ability in one or more domains, not only develop more rapidly than typical children, but also appear to be qualitatively different. They have an intense drive to master, require little explicit tuition, and, if intellectually gifted, often pose deep philosophical questions. Although some psychologists have tried to account for the achievements of gifted individuals solely in terms of drive or "deliberate practice," no evidence allows us to rule out innate differences in talent. Profiles of gifted individuals are often uneven: Extremely high ability in one area can coexist with ordinary or even subnormal ability in another area. Scientific investigation of the gifted reveals the importance of drive and hard work in achievement of any kind, and the lack of necessary correlation among abilities in different areas.</p>