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Silverman, Linda Kreger – 1990
This very brief item discusses the tendency of the highly gifted to be argumentative by nature, a characteristic described as being embedded in personality structure as well as measurable by two traits, perceiving and judging, in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. A number of suggestions are provided to parents and teachers for techniques to use in…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Adults, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Silverman, Linda Kreger – 1993
This very brief paper considers the importance of positive social development for gifted children. It stresses the need for these children to interact with true peers, that is others with whom they can interact at an equal level around issues of common interest. Development of leadership skills and self-esteem is seen to be fostered by…
Descriptors: Bibliotherapy, Child Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
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Silverman, Linda Kreger – Roeper Review, 1986
The interview with Elizabeth Hagen, the co-creator of the Cognitive Abilities Test and a revisor of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test, deals with such issues in gifted education as general intelligence vs. specific abilities, validity of test scores at the preschool level, and misconceptions about retesting gifted students. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Intelligence, Intelligence Tests
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Silverman, Linda Kreger – Roeper Review, 1994
This article demonstrates that the cognitive complexity and personality traits of gifted children create unique experiences and awarenesses that separate them from others. A central feature of children's gifted experience is their moral sensitivity and the asynchronous development of their inner world, which need to be understood and nurtured.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Development, Gifted
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Silverman, Linda Kreger – Roeper Review, 1995
This article reviews the history of discrimination against gifted women and quotes notables such as Charles Darwin, Francis Galton, John Stuart Mill, Harriet Taylor Mill, and Mary Wollstonecraft. The article also examines the history of the education of women, the work of Leta Stetter Hollingworth, and current perspectives on giftedness and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Attitudes, Beliefs, Females
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Silverman, Linda Kreger – Peabody Journal of Education, 1997
Explicates the construct of asynchronous development, advocating for its inclusion in planning for and educating gifted students. The paper examines the work of several researchers as it relates to asynchronous development of gifted students. It also discusses social and emotional aspects of vulnerability; socialization versus social development;…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academically Gifted, Advanced Students, Child Development
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Silverman, Linda Kreger; Kearney, Katheryn – Roeper Review, 1992
The Stanford-Binet IV is compared to the original version and criticized for having less power to measure the high end of intelligence and for having norms that discriminate against gifted students. Strengths of the Stanford-Binet L-M are pointed out, and use of both scales for different purposes is recommended. (JDD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests