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Type of Stimulus Mediates the Relationship between Working-Memory Performance and Type of Precocity.
Peer reviewedDark, Veronica J.; Benbow, Camilla Persson – Intelligence, 1994
Relationship between stimulus type (numeric or verbal) and type of precocity (mathematical and verbal) was studied in 104 gifted young adolescents through tasks measuring working memory. The relationship between type of stimulus and type of precocity suggests underlying differences between verbally and mathematically precocious youth in memory…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Gifted, Mathematical Aptitude, Numbers
Peer reviewedWebb, Rose Mary; Lubinski, David; Benbow, Camilla Persson – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2002
Tracks 1,110 adolescents identified as mathematically precocious with plans for a math-science undergraduate major. Participants' high school educational experiences, abilities, and interests predicted whether their attained undergraduate degrees were within math-science or nonmath-nonscience areas. More women than men eventually completed…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adolescents, Career Development, Educational Experience
