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Stylistic Preference of Scientifically Gifted Students
Incheon National University, Incheon, Korea
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Creative Education·Volume 08 (2017)·Pages 1991–1997·Published 19 September 2017·DOI10.4236/ce.2017.812135
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Abstract
This study aims to show how scientifically gifted students think in terms of Thinking Style Inventory based on Sternberg’s theory of mental self-govern ment. Two hundred and fifty-six middle school students who enrolled in a gifted education program participated in this study. Results indicated that scientifically gifted students prefer legislative, liberal, judicial thinking styles, in comparison to general students, known to be related to creative and critical thinking rather than executive and conventional styles. Implications for gifted education based on the findings are discussed.
KeywordsThinking StyleScientifically GiftedPreferenceGifted Education
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