Outline and define four characteristics of gifted children or adolescents. Discuss how these characteristics might present problems in terms of schooling
What will be an ideal response
Precocity: their gifts are evident at an early age • Independence: prefer to work independently and need less instructional support • Drive for mastery: intense drive to master the area of their gifts • Excellence in information processing: process information faster, more accurately, use effective learning strategies • Potential difficulties in school: o may become bored or alienated o school context may not match their characteristics o social isolation may ensue
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a. hunting procedures. b. trial and error procedures. c. trialwise procedures. d. stepwise procedures.
Contrast limb and constructional apraxia.
What will be an ideal response?
All of the following are types of malignant growths EXCEPT:
A) leukemia. B) carcinoma. C) lymphoma. D) benign cells.
________ combines results from different studies to identify how strong the evidence is for a particular research finding.
A. Cross-sectional analysis B. Retrospective research C. Meta-analysis D. Prospective research