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Specific and diversive curiosity in gifted elementary students.

L Johnson1, J Beer

  • 1North Central Kansas Special Education Coop, Natoma.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|October 1, 1992
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Gifted students showed specific curiosity on the Which-to-Discuss test and general curiosity on the Maze test. Their scores on both curiosity measures were positively related.

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Area of Science:

  • Educational Psychology
  • Gifted Education

Background:

  • Gifted students in small rural school districts were studied.
  • Factors like age, sex, and parental marital status were collected.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess specific and diversive curiosity in gifted students.
  • To examine the relationship between different types of curiosity.

Main Methods:

  • Twenty-nine gifted students (Grades 2-6) completed the Maze test (diversive curiosity) and Which-to-Discuss test (specific curiosity).
  • Demographic data including age, sex, and parental divorce status were recorded.

Main Results:

  • Students scored significantly above chance on the Which-to-Discuss test, indicating specific curiosity.
  • No significant differences in curiosity scores were found between genders or based on parental divorce status.
  • Scores on the Maze test and Which-to-Discuss test were significantly and positively correlated.

Conclusions:

  • Gifted students exhibit specific curiosity.
  • Gender and parental divorce status did not significantly impact curiosity measures in this sample.
  • Specific and diversive curiosity are related constructs in gifted learners.

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