Abstract

The aim of the study was to analyze the conceptions of giftedness of average university students as they influence attitudes and behaviors that positively or negatively influence the emotional, academic and social wellbeing of the gifted. The study design was mixed method; the sample was non-probabilistic with 74 participants who answered an open-ended question about the characteristics and behaviors of the gifted. The results showed that conceptions of giftedness are formed by socioemotional characteristics and intellectual characteristics. Some students reported a single category of characteristics, whilst other students showed a combination of components from both categories. The socioemotional characteristics were perceived by some students as negative, whilst others were positive, and some presented a mixture of these two valences. The above-average intelligence was related to the ease, speed and passion for learning and the negative socioemotional characteristics of the gifted.

Details

Title
How Are the Gifted? Point of View of University Students
Author
Rodríguez-Nieto, Ma Concepción; Sánchez-González, Ana Sofía; Sánchez-Miranda, Martha Patricia
Pages
123-133
Publication year
2019
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Universitepark, Co. Ltd.
ISSN
21470901
e-ISSN
25648020
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2377711930
Copyright
© 2019. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.