Cognitive characteristics of students with superior performance in mathematics.

Autor/inn/en	Leikin, Roza; Paz-Baruch, Nurit; Leikin, Mark
Titel	Cognitive characteristics of students with superior performance in mathematics.
Quelle	In: Journal of individual differences, 35 (2014) 3, S. 119-129Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1614-0001
Schlagwörter	Aufmerksamkeit; Eigenschaft; Gedächtnis; Kognitive Verarbeitungsgeschwindigkeit; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Mathematik; Mathematische Kompetenz; Leistung; Hoch Begabter
Abstract	Super-gifted individuals are considered to be very rare. This paper addresses one part of a larger body of research aimed at characterization of super-giftedness in mathematics. The research population consists of three groups of students who excel in mathematics: Super-gifted in mathematics (S-MG), generally gifted students who excel in school mathematics (G-EM) and students who excel in school mathematics but are not identified as generally gifted (NG-EM). Fifty-six male students who comprised these groups performed a battery of cognitive tests: memory, speed of information processing, visual perception, and attention. We found that the between-group differences are task depended and that S-MG students can be characterized by superior performance on "Working Memory" test ("WM - span, WM - total score") and the accuracy of "Pattern-recognition", which was an indicator of visual perception. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2026/3