Case profiles of gifted children: Identification of gifted children in Maths and Science in the Indian context (3-15 years). (NIAS Report No. R14-2013)

Maithreyi, R and Basu, Amita and Jayan, Parvathy and Chandra, Ajay and Kurup, Anitha (2013) Case profiles of gifted children: Identification of gifted children in Maths and Science in the Indian context (3-15 years). (NIAS Report No. R14-2013). Report. National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore.

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Abstract: Previous commonly accepted IQ-based measures of giftedness have estimated the the top 3-5 per cent of the population to be gifted. For India, with a school-aged population of about 193 million (Mehta, 2007), this indicates a gifted child population of 6-10 million children, therefore creating a large-scale identification problem. The actual numbers, however, may be much larger, if we consider the current debates in the West regarding the limitations of IQ tests in identifying gifted children from minority and culturally-disadvantaged populations, and the need for alternative definitions and methods for identification.
Item Type: Monograph (Report)
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Keywords: Gifted Children, Mathematics, Science, India
Subjects: NIAS Resources > NIAS Reports
Doctoral Programme > PhD Scholar Publications
Divisions: Schools > Social Sciences
Date Deposited: 01 Jan 2014 06:54
Last Modified: 27 Oct 2022 11:15
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    Funders: Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA), Govt. of India
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    DOI: 978-81-87663-72-0
    URI: http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/428

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