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ERIC Number: EJ235508
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Aug
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Fostering the Intellectual Development of Verbally Gifted Adolescents.
McGinn, Peter V.; And Others
Journal of Educational Psychology, v72 n4 p494-98 Aug 1980
Fifty-one very bright adolescents participated in a productive-thinking program and a challenging course in either creative writing or the social sciences. The program produced significant gains in verbal intelligence scores. The productive-thinking program also significantly raised scores on measures of creativity. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Creative Development, Creative Writing, Creativity, Divergent Thinking, Grade 7, Grade 8, Intellectual Development, Junior High Schools, Program Effectiveness, Social Studies, Special Programs, Verbal Ability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Concept Mastery Test (Terman); Guilford Consequences Test; Remote Associates Test