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Shcheblanova E. I.
Longitudinal study of development in gifted pupils of primary school
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The research has been carried out as a part of
Moscow Longitudinal Study of Giftedness. Gifted
pupils of the first grade have been selected by
two-stage procedure: teachers' checklists and
tests of intellectual abilities and creativity. A
control group has included the children of the
same age without selection. All the groups have
been treated thrice: in the first, the second and
the third grades. Intellectual abilities,
creativity, motivation, and other personal
characteristics have been observed. Significant
differences between gifted and non-gifted
schoolchildren have been found in cognitive and
personal development. Average, high- and
super-gifted children have been differentiated and
evaluated. The results demonstrate that gifted
children need special support, otherwise they
cannot develop their intellectual and creative
potential.
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