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Montague, Marjorie – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1991
Three gifted and three learning-disabled gifted students (ages 13-15) viewed themselves on videotape solving mathematical problems and responded to questions pertaining to their problem-solving strategies. The non-learning-disabled students applied substantially more cognitive and metacognitive knowledge to the problem-solving task. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Gifted, Gifted Disabled, Knowledge Level

Coleman, Elaine B.; Shore, Bruce – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1991
This study examined the problem-solving protocols of 21 students in a grade 11 enriched physics course as well as 3 adult "experts" in physics. Experts and high performing students made more correct metastatements and more references to prior knowledge than did average performing students. (DB)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academically Gifted, Grade 11, High Achievement
Petersen, Nicole M.; And Others – 1987
This study evaluated a college level Introductory Psychology course taken by 23 precocious adolescents during a three-week summer residential program. This evaluation measured not only knowledge gain, but also understanding, generalization, and application of that knowledge. Immediate post measures of participants' knowledge, understanding, and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Students, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures