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Download full textGagne, Francoys – 2000
This paper updates the discussion of Francoys Gagne's Differentiated Model of Giftedness and Talent (DMGT), which proposes a clear distinction between these two most basic concepts in the field of gifted education. Under the DMGT model, giftedness is defined as the possession and use of untrained and spontaneously expressed superior natural…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Aptitude, Children, Classification
Peer reviewedWalton, Joan Riley; Nuttall, Ronald L.; Nuttall, Ena Vazquez – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1997
A study of 54 Salvadoran children (age 12), born in the Salvadoran Civil War, found the personal/social impact of the war was more important than family togetherness or war intensity in determining the mental health of the children. Children's intelligence was highly related to surviving with greater mental health. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Children, Coping, Emotional Disturbances, Environmental Influences
Bower, T. G. R. – 1977
The growth model of intelligence; i.e. intelligence is the product of genetics plus environment (I.Q.=G+E), is discussed and questioned. If the growth model is discarded, formulating the problem of the development of intelligence in different ways and thinking of different possible technologies for changing intelligence can begin. The child…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cultural Differences, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedWadsworth, Sally J.; Olson, Richard K.; Pennington, Bruce F.; DeFries, John C. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2000
Composite reading performance data from 223 pairs of identical twins and 169 same-gender fraternal twins in which at least one member was classified with reading disability were subjected to multiple regression analysis. Results indicated that the genetic etiology of reading disability differs as a linear function of IQ. (Contains extensive…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Children, Disability Identification, Environmental Influences
Jensen, Arthur R. – 1967
The importance and consequences of raising the average ability level (IQ) of the population requires consideration of the ability level that society requires, how the relevant abilities are distributed, and the efficiency of the current educational process. Within the framework of these factors, the document discusses the determinants of mental…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Children
Williams, Phillip; Gruber, Elisabeth – 1968
To differentiate between educationally subnormal students who do and who do not respond well to special school education, 161 children attending special classes in South Wales were studies. The first (the E-) group consisted of 47 children (mean IQ 55) found unsuitable for special school education. The second (the S-) group included 57 children…
Descriptors: Achievement, Child Development, Children, Environmental Influences
