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Sastre-Riba, Sylvia – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2013
This study aims to provide a better understanding of high intellectual abilities and of how to address the educational needs of those who possess such abilities. Within the emergent paradigm, high intellectual abilities are understood as multidimensional and as the result of lifetime development; that is, not only are they the result of their…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Intellectual Development, Extracurricular Activities, Enrichment Activities
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Khan, Misbah Mahmood; Reed, Jonathan – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2011
Games Based Learning needs to be linked to good learning theory to become an important educational intervention. This study examines the effectiveness of a collection of computer games called Neurogames®. Neurogames are a group of computer games aimed at improving reading and basic maths and are designed using neuropsychological theory. The…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Games, Computer Games, Numeracy
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Lamminmaki, Tuija; Ahonen, Timo; deBarra, Helena Todd; Tolvanen, Asko; Michelsson, Katarina; Lyytinen, Heikki – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
In the first year of a study of 74 Chilean children (ages 6-11) with learning problems, half participated in a multifaceted neurocognitive treatment and half in a treatment that provided supervision of school tasks and peer group support. All participated in the neurocognitive treatment the second year. Both treatments resulted in gains.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Silva, Liliana, Ed. – Online Submission, 2013
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends 2013, taking place in Madrid, Spain, from 26 to 28 of April. Our efforts and active engagement can now be rewarded with these three days of exciting new developments about what we are passionate about: Psychology and its connections. We take pride…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Psychoeducational Methods, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes