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ERIC Number: EJ611336
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0016-9862
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Scrutinizing Common Sense: The Role of Practical Intelligence in Intellectual Giftedness.
Heng, Mary Anne
Gifted Child Quarterly, v44 n3 p171-82 Sum 2000
Results from questionnaires administered to 296 gifted and mainstream eighth-graders from Singapore and clinical interviews found that regardless of academic ability, children "high" in practical intelligence displayed a heightened sense of self and a keener awareness of the hidden curriculum and larger goals of the school. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries, Gifted, Grade 8, Hidden Curriculum, Interviews, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Problem Solving, Questionnaires, Self Concept, Social Cognition, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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