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100 1 _aHollingworth, Leta Stetter,
_d1886-1939
245 1 0 _aSpecial talents and defects
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aExperimental education series
500 _aRelease date is 2024-08-12
508 _aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Special Talents and Defects: Their Significance for Education" by Leta S. Hollingworth is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work explores the various special abilities and deficiencies in individuals, particularly children, and discusses their implications for educational practices. The book delves into the relationship between general intelligence and specialized capabilities, offering insights into how these traits can be understood and potentially nurtured within educational settings. The beginning of the book outlines Hollingworth's intentions and the challenges inherent in examining mental functions that deviate from general intelligence. In her preface, she acknowledges the pioneering work of previous researchers and highlights her aim to synthesize existing findings into a coherent resource for educators. The opening chapters introduce foundational concepts about mental abilities, discussing philosophical perspectives and early psychological approaches to measuring mental function. Hollingworth emphasizes the nature of individual differences in abilities, hinting at the complexity of human intelligence and the necessity for tailored educational methods that recognize and address these varied traits. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: The Macmillan Company, 1923
653 _aEducational psychology
653 _aEducational tests and measurements
653 _aExceptional children
830 0 _aExperimental education series
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/specialtalentsde0000unse
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74232
999 _c114957
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