Date of Award
1994
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Bjorklund, David F.
Abstract
The present study, a cross-sectional design involving 7 to 10 year olds, analyzed similarities and differences between gifted and nongifted children in spontaneous strategy acquisition through the concept of utilization deficiency (Miller, 1990). Children were classified into four strategic categories: utilizationally deficient, strategic and nonstrategic non-utilizationally deficient, and a new category termed quasi-utilizationally deficient. Strategy development between gifted and nongifted children was compared through a series of sort/recall trials. The targeted strategy was an organizational one which begins to be manifested in middle schoolage children. Additionally, the experiment examined the possible influences of metacognition, IQ, and motivation (e.g., self-attributions and self-efficacy) on the occurrence and outcome of strategy use in these two populations. The use of the strategic classifications proved successful in delineating both differences and similarities between the two groups.
Extent
99 p.
Recommended Citation
Read, Lenore E., "Understanding strategy development in gifted and nongifted children: A cross-sectional study" (1994). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 692.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/692
Identifier
FADT15051
Comments
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1994.|Charles E. Schmidt College of Science