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ERIC Number: EJ1045606
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1359-8139
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Speed of Information Processing in Generally Gifted and Excelling-in-Mathematics Adolescents
Paz-Baruch, N.; Leikin, M.; Aharon-Peretz, J.; Leikin, R.
High Ability Studies, v25 n2 p143-167 2014
A considerable amount of recent evidence suggests that speed of information processing (SIP) may be related to general giftedness as well as contributing to higher mathematical ability. To date, no study has examined SIP associated with both general giftedness (G) and excellence in mathematics (EM). This paper presents a part of more extensive research aimed at a multidimensional examination of mathematical giftedness, which is a complex function of the G factor and EM factor. The research population consisted of four groups of 10th-11th grade students who differed in their G level and EM level. 190 participants performed five SIP tests: "Visual-matching," "Cross-out of numbers," "Digit-symbol," "Symbol-search" and "Simple arithmetic exercises." We found that the G-EM group outperformed the three other study groups on all five tests. The findings reveal that between-group differences in performance on "Cross-out of numbers" and "Simple arithmetic exercises" tests are associated with both G and EM factors, whereas especially the G factor had an effect on students' scores on "Digit-symbol," "Symbol-search" and "Visual-matching" tests. In addition, we found gender differences on the "Digit-symbol" and "Symbol-search" tests. The results of this study suggest that EM and G factors are interrelated but represent different traits with respect to the SIP.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 10; Secondary Education; High Schools; Grade 11
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Raven Advanced Progressive Matrices; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
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