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ERIC Number: EJ263040
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-May
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The Gifted Can't Weigh That Giraffe.
Wassermann, Selma
Phi Delta Kappan, v63 n9 p621 May 1982
A professor's one-time observation of gifted and low-achieving students at one school leads to a startling conclusion. The gifted students were excessively anxious and unable to think creatively in the face of new problems; the low-achievers demonstrated high levels of creative problem-solving. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Creative Thinking, Elementary Education, Low Achievement, Problem Solving, Risk
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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