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Download full textWhitmore, Joanne Rand – 1985
In this digest the problem of underachievement among gifted students is examined. Gifted underachievers manifest three behavior patterns in the school setting: non-communication and withdrawal, passive compliance, and aggressive/disruptive behavior. Gifted underachievers have been identified in greater numbers recently. Some of the causes of…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Student Characteristics
Brophy, Jere – 1996
This ERIC digest focuses on students who are commonly described as shy (inhibited, lacking in confidence, socially anxious) or withdrawn (unresponsive, uncommunicative, or daydreaming). Symptoms of shyness or withdrawal may appear as part of the student's overall personality or as a situation-specific response to a particular stress factor.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Bibliotherapy
