ERIC Number: EJ1143130
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1359-8139
EISSN: N/A
On the Four Types of Characteristics of Super Mathematically Gifted Students
Leikin, Roza; Leikin, Mark; Paz-Baruch, Nurit; Waisman, Ilana; Lev, Miri
High Ability Studies, v28 n1 p107-125 2017
In order to achieve the present study's goal--to understand better the phenomenon of mathematical giftedness--we performed a multidimensional examination of the mental processing in students who exhibited mathematical expertise (EM) at the secondary school level. The study included participants from the three groups: students who excelled in school mathematics but were not identified as generally gifted (NG-EM), generally gifted excelling in mathematics (G-EM) students, and students with superior performance in mathematics (S-MG). The research integrated three salient dimensions of mental processing: domain-general cognitive traits, domain-specific (mathematical) creativity, and neuro-cognitive functioning expressed in event-related potentials (ERPs) when solving mathematical problems. In the three study dimensions, we found four types of characteristics of S-MG students: accumulative, G-related, unique and unraveling. This paper defines and exemplifies the characteristics of the four types.
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Mathematics Skills, Cognitive Processes, Secondary School Students, High Achievement, Creativity, Executive Function, Diagnostic Tests, Problem Solving, Grade 10, Grade 11, College Entrance Examinations, Intelligence Tests, Foreign Countries, Children, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests, Statistical Analysis
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Grade 10; High Schools; Grade 11; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Israel
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test); Raven Advanced Progressive Matrices; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; Woodcock Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A