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Shumakova N. B.
Interdisciplinary approach to gifted children education
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Interdisciplinary educative programme «Talented child» based on psychological notions of specificity in gifted children development is discussed. Application of these principles to school curriculum for 1—9 graders is a new approach. Interect to learning and satisfaction by it in schoolchildren with different levels of giftedness were estimated as well as the results of longitude study of creative and intellectual development in gifted children. The programme «Talented child» promotes the development of intellect and creativity during critical period of middle school age. The satisfaction by learning is higher in the group of talented children as compared to the group of able ones. It might be due to different attitude to independent forms of learning and research.

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