The Effect of Time Limits on Performance of Mental Rotations by Gifted Adolescents.

Gallagher, Shelagh A.; Johnson, Edward S.

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ERIC Number: EJ442999

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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The Effect of Time Limits on Performance of Mental Rotations by Gifted Adolescents.

Gallagher, Shelagh A.; Johnson, Edward S.

Gifted Child Quarterly, v36 n1 p19-22 Win 1992

Comparison of the mental rotation skill of mathematically talented male (n=152) and female (n=143) high school juniors under both timed and extended time conditions showed higher performance by males under both conditions, but the male advantage decreased substantially when the effect of time was minimized. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cognitive Processes, High Schools, Mathematics Achievement, Performance Factors, Sex Differences, Spatial Ability, Timed Tests, Visualization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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