Gifted IQ: Early Developmental Aspects: The Fullerton Longitudinal Study

Description

"This book presents research on the early developmental history of children who come to perform at the gifted IQ level during middle childhood, representing an integration of the four authors' interests in the fields of intelligence, psychometrics, and developmental psychology. The research presented is based on the Fullerton Longitudinal Study, which entails the systematic investigation of a single cohort studied from infancy onward." "This book studies the early developmental and family history of children who come to perform at the gifted IQ level during middle childhood. The authors detail their original research-the first systematic, longitudinal study of such children-and offer a theory to explain how children become intellectually gifted. Chapters examine the theory's implications for early identification and assessment as well as for parenting." 1. Chapter 1: Introduction -- Issues Investigated -- Uniqueness of the Fullerton Longitudinal Study 2. Chapter 2: Description of the Fullerton Longitudinal Study -- Subjects -- Measures and Procedures -- Designation of Giftedness -- Data Analytic Strategy 3. Chapter 3: Intellectual and Cognitive Functioning -- Issues -- Description of Measures -- Results -- Summary 4. Chapter 4: Education, Achievement, and Motivation -- Issues -- Description of Measures -- Results -- Summary 5. Chapter 5: Behavioral Adjustment, Social Functioning, and Temperament -- Issues -- Description of Measures -- Results -- Summary 6. Chapter 6: Home and Family Environment -- Issues -- Description of Measures -- Results -- Summary 7. Chapter 7: On Becoming Intellectually Gifted -- Potentiality-Enrichment Theory -- Implications - References - Index