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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