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Effects of an Attribution Retraining with Female Students Gifted in Physics.
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Ziegler, Albert; Heller, Kurt A. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2000
Attribution retraining was conducted with 82 German 8th grade girls as part of feedback provided by trained teachers in the students' first physics course. In comparison with controls, attribution retraining significantly improved students' performance in physics. Training also had favorable effects on the motivation sets and self-related…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Attitude Change, Attribution Theory, Females
The Possession and Use of Toys in Elementary-School Boys and Girls: Does Giftedness Make a Difference.
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Rost, Detlef H.; Hanses, Petra – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1994
Reports on a study of the possession and use of toys among 151 gifted and 135 average German elementary students. Finds that only the use of toys typical for boys displayed a mildly significant effect for giftedness. Also finds both groups exhibited gender-specific toy possession and toy use to an equal degree. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Elementary Education, Females, Foreign Countries
The Psycho-Social Adjustment of Gifted Children in Middle-Childhood.
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Rost, Detlef H.; Czeschlik, Tatiana – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1994
Reports on a comparison of the psychosocial adjustment of 50 academically gifted German 10-year olds with 50 of average intelligence 10-year olds. Finds no significant differences between the two groups. Finds elementary school gifted children are at least as socially and emotionally well-adjusted as their nongifted age mates. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academically Gifted, Behavior Problems, Child Development