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Pfeiffer, Steven I., Ed. – APA Books, 2017
This handbook incorporates the most recent thinking and cutting-edge research from a wide range of fields related to gifted education, including developmental and social psychology, the neurosciences, cognitive science, and education. It consists of six sections: (1) History and global perspectives on the gifted field and talent development; (2)…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Talent Development, Theories, Talent Identification
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Mara, Diane – Waikato Journal of Education, 2017
Using the Pacific metaphor of the vaka, va'a, waka [canoe] this review considers the journey of Pasifika early childhood education (ECE) in Aotearoa New Zealand over the past decade. The discussion covers three major areas within the Pasifika sector: the need to celebrate the strong heritage and resilience of Pacific early childhood educators and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Pacific Islanders, Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences
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Adcock, Cyril J.; Martin, William A. – Journal of General Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Creativity
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Healey, Dione; Rucklidge, Julia J. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2006
This study examined the relationship among creativity, ADHD symptomatology, temperament, and psychosocial functioning by comparing four groups of children aged 10-12 years: (1) 29 ADHD children without creativity, (2) 16 highly creative children displaying ADHD symptomatology, (3) 18 highly creative children without ADHD symptomatology, and (4) 30…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Creativity, Child Behavior, Rating Scales
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Hattie, John – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1980
Three conditions for administering creativity tests by Torrance and by Wallach and Kogan were compared: (1) untimed, gamelike; (2) conventional testlike; and (3) administration of measures under testlike conditions on two adjacent days, using the second testing as the predictor. The conventional testlike condition seems optimal. (Author/CP)
Descriptors: Correlation, Creativity, Creativity Tests, Foreign Countries
Abawi, Lindy, Ed.; Conway, Joan, Ed.; Henderson, Robyn, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
This book explores the wide range of contexts in which research into creating connections in learning and teaching may take place. Creating connections can encompass making links, crossing divides, forming relationships, building frameworks, and generating new knowledge. The cognitive, cultural, social, emotional and/or physical aspects of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Early Childhood Education
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Flett, Jayde A. M.; Lie, Celia; Riordan, Benjamin C.; Thompson, Laura M.; Conner, Tamlin S.; Hayne, Harlene – Creativity Research Journal, 2017
Adult coloring books have flooded the market with titles alluding to therapeutic value, yet it is unclear whether they fulfil that promise. Here, we tested whether adult coloring was related to improvements in psychological outcomes. Female university students (n = 104) were randomly assigned to a coloring intervention or a logic-puzzle control…
Descriptors: Adults, Freehand Drawing, Art Activities, Books
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Lott, Bernice – Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1978
Three methods of assessing gender differences in the social behavior of children were compared and a wide range of behaviors were used to match what individual boys and girls are observed to do in a natural environment against what they are expected to do. Subjects were 72 kindergarten children from New Zealand. (MP)
Descriptors: Creativity, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten Children, Parent Influence
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Millward, Pam; Wardman, Janna; Rubie-Davies, Christine – International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 2016
This article explores the patterns of variation in the responses of talented, low-income students engaged in a program of undergraduate study. For this article, we focused on a subset of data from an earlier study of talented undergraduate students. Our aim was to add to the literature exploring the resilience of people from impoverished…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Academically Gifted, Low Income Students, Undergraduate Students
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Hedges, Helen; Cooper, Maria – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2016
Children's interests are a common foundation for early childhood curricula. Yet, little research is available about the fundamental nature of children's interests and analytical ways to recognize and engage with these. Early work on children's interests adopted a psychological perspective and associated interests with activity choices. Recent work…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Childhood Interests, Cultural Background, Cultural Capital