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Chan, David W. – Roeper Review, 2007
Spatial ability based on measures of mental rotation, and spatial experience based on self-reported participation in visual-arts as well as spatial-orientation activities were assessed in a sample of 337 Chinese, gifted students. Consistent with past findings for the general population, there were gender differences in spatial ability favoring…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Females, Foreign Countries, Spatial Ability
Smith, Douglas K.; And Others – 1992
The Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test and the Slosson Intelligence Test-Revised were administered in counterbalanced order to a sample of 32 school identified gifted and talented students (18 males and 14 females). Mean age was 11 years, 3 months. The K-BIT IQ Composite and SIT-R Total Standard Score produced a correlation of .61 (p < .001).…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Children, Comparative Testing
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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
Obringer, S. John; Obringer, Marsha S. – 1995
How boys and girls qualify for programs for gifted students using the Wechsler scales of intelligence was studied. The scores that most often qualify them and differences among those scores were studied. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) was used with a random sample of 120 children (60 girls and 60 boys) chosen from…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Chi Square, Children, Elementary Education
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Mills, Carol J.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1993
Among 1,453 male and 1,133 female academically talented 7- to 11-year-old students, boys performed better overall than girls on mathematical reasoning. Gender differences appeared as early as second grade, varying according to mathematics subskills. Male performance was better on tasks requiring application of algebraic rules and understanding of…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Age Differences, Algebra, Algorithms