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McVey, Mary D. – 1993
This study investigated the role of problem structure and metacognitive control in the analogical transfer of performance of 40 13- and 14-year-old gifted and highly gifted math students. Average and above average 16-, 17-, and 18-year-olds served as comparison groups. Students were given three algebra problems with solutions, followed by two…
Descriptors: Ability, Algebra, Anxiety, Cognitive Ability