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New study reveals: Gifted children shape their personalities according to social stigma

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Gifted youths already know what they want to be when they grow up. They usually choose to study applied sciences, but when they are asked why they made their choices, they are not able to explain.





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The new myths of gifted education (w/ Podcast)

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

More than 25 years after myths about gifted education were first explored, they are all still with us and new ones have been added, according to research published in the current Gifted Child Quarterly (GCQ), the official journa ...


Education professor dispels myths about gifted children

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (18) | comments 11

(PhysOrg.com) -- Though not often recognized as "special needs" students, gifted children require just as much attention and educational resources to thrive in school as do other students whose physical, behavioral, emotional ...


Bullying study focuses on gifted students

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created Apr 10, 2006 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Purdue University researchers say bullying of gifted students is an overlooked problem that leaves many such students emotionally shattered.


The developing child: Rating aggressive and delinquent behavior in pre-adolescence

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In a study published in an upcoming issue of The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry researchers show that over reactive parenting, such as heavy criticism or yelling as a response to a child's negative behavior, can pr ...


Culture, not biology, underpins math gender gap

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (11) | comments 5

For more than a century, the notion that females are innately less capable than males at doing mathematics, especially at the highest levels, has persisted in even the loftiest circles.


New study links alcohol in pregnancy to child behavior problems

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found evidence that the amount and timing of alcohol consumption in pregnancy affects child behaviour in different ways.


Study offers tips on taming the boogie monster

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many parents of preschoolers struggle with their children's fears of real and imaginary creatures. A new study offers some ideas on how they can better manage their children's worries.


Do kids benefit from homework?

Do kids benefit from homework?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Homework is as old as school itself. Yet the practice is controversial as people debate the benefits or consider the shortcomings and hassles. Research into the topic is often contradictory ...


When preschoolers ask questions, they want explanations

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 5

Curiosity plays a big part in preschoolers' lives. A new study that explored why young children ask so many "why" questions concludes that children are motivated by a desire for explanation.


Study: No gender differences in math performance

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jul 24, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 4

We've all heard it. Many of us in fact believe it. Girls just aren't as good at math as boys. But is it true? After sifting through mountains of data - including SAT results and math scores from 7 million students who were ...



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