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Peer reviewedGottfried, Adele Eskeles; Gottfried, Allen W. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1996
Intellectually gifted children (N=20) and a comparison group (N=79) were administered the Children's Academic Intrinsic Motivation Inventory at ages 9, 10, and 13. At all three ages, the gifted children had significantly higher academic intrinsic motivation across all subject areas and in school in general. Assessment of intrinsic motivation is…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Age, Elementary Secondary Education, Longitudinal Studies
