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Besançon, Maud – Gifted and Talented International, 2013
In this article, conceptions of creativity in giftedness and their implications for education are reviewed. First, the definition of giftedness is examined taking into consideration the difference between intellectual giftedness and creative giftedness and the difference between potential and talent. Second, the nature of creativity based on the…
Descriptors: Creativity, Gifted, Definitions, Intellectual Development
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Lam, Elizabeth A.; McMaster, Kristen L. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2014
The purpose of this review was to update previous reviews on factors related to students' responsiveness to early literacy intervention. The 14 studies in this synthesis used experimental designs, provided small-group or one-on-one reading interventions, and analyzed factors related to responsiveness to those interventions. Participants were…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Early Intervention, Emergent Literacy, Longitudinal Studies
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Biagi, Federico; Loi, Massimo – European Journal of Education, 2013
Based on PISA 2009 data, this article studies the relationship between students' computer use and their achievement in reading, mathematics and science in 23 countries. After having categorised computer use into a set of different activities according to the skills they involve, we correlate students' PISA test-scores with an index capturing the…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Achievement Rating, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
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Loo, Robert – Social Behavior and Personality, 1979
Given the number and variety of components underlying performance in two clusters of tests, i.e., embedded-figures and adjustment tests, an understanding of the high-order construct field dependence and of its relationship to other cognitive, personality, and performance dimensions requires the execution of comprehensive studies. (Author)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Intelligence Tests, Multivariate Analysis
Schiefelbein, Ernesto; Simmons, John – 1981
A review of 26 multivariate or "production function" studies provides the basis for this discussion of the determinants of student cognitive achievement in developing countries. The paper describes the studies and reviews the results for each of the major determinants of academic achievement--schooling characteristics, teacher attributes, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Institutional Characteristics, Multivariate Analysis
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Bakeman, Roger; Rojewski, Jay W. – Exceptionality, 1997
Describes, demonstrates, and promotes the use of log-linear analysis in research that investigates categorical variables associated with the study of career development and transition for individuals with disabilities. Formulas used by chi-square and log-linear analyses are presented, and log-linear analysis is demonstrated using data from a…
Descriptors: Career Development, Data Analysis, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship