ERIC Number: EJ1427643
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jul
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0016-9862
EISSN: EISSN-1934-9041
A Comparison of Gifted Children and Children with Low, Average, and Above-Average Cognitive Abilities in Sensory Processing Sensitivity in the Primary School Context
Gifted Child Quarterly, v68 n3 p189-205 2024
High sensitivity is often considered a characteristic of giftedness, but scientific evidence for this is limited. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether gifted children rate themselves higher in sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) than their peers. A total of 882 children from Grades 4, 5, and 6 of primary school participated. They all completed a cognitive ability test (COVAT-3) and two self-report questionnaires to assess SPS (HSC scale and ChiSSEQ). The results revealed that the 10% best-performing children on the cognitive ability test did not differ significantly from their peers in SPS. There was one exception: Only on the HSC scale did children with high cognitive abilities score higher than those with low abilities (not higher than those with average and above-average abilities). However, this difference disappeared when applying stricter cut-offs to define high cognitive abilities.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Ability, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Sensory Experience, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools; Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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