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Gifted Girls

Gifted Girls. By Sarah Ferrara. “Roughly 5% of the population has an IQ higher than 126.”. Hawkins 2001. “About 3% of the population has an IQ of 130.”. Hawkins 2001. “About 0.6% of the population has a IQ of 140, and less than 0.03% has an IQ of 155 or higher.”. Hawkins 2001.

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Gifted Girls

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  1. Gifted Girls By Sarah Ferrara

  2. “Roughly 5% of the population has an IQ higher than 126.” Hawkins 2001

  3. “About 3% of the population has an IQ of 130.” Hawkins 2001

  4. “About 0.6% of the population has a IQ of 140, and less than 0.03% has an IQ of 155 or higher.” Hawkins 2001

  5. “Parental opinions matter greatly to young girls, and the messages sent by subtle and not-so-subtle verbal and nonverbal interactions may encourage or discourage girls for life.” Reis 2002

  6. “In a society in which the majority of our leaders, politicians, artists, musicians, and inventors are male, a young female may not develop a philosophical belief about her own creative potential.” Reis 2002

  7. A study conducted by Peterson, Carpenter and Lubinski (1990) reported that “teachers selected ability as the cause of their most capable males’ success 58% of the time, and the cause of their best females success only 33% of the time. Reis 2002

  8. “Buescher, Olszewski, and Higham (1987) found that gifted boys and girls were more alike than peers not identified as gifted except in one critical area – the recognition and acceptance of their own level of ability.” Reis 2002

  9. “Mildly, moderately, highly and profoundly gifted children are different from each other as mildly, moderately, highly and profoundly retarded children are from each other, but the differences among levels of giftedness are rarely recognized.” Silverman 2003

  10. “Over 60% of gifted children are introverted compared with 30 % of the general population. Over 75% of highly gifted children are introverted.” Silverman 2003

  11. “Gifted girls fit in by pretending to be less capable than they are.” Williams 2002

  12. “To young girls, being friends means being just like each other.” Williams 2002

  13. Myra and David Sadker (1994) stated that “study after study has shown that adults, both teachers and parents, underestimate the intelligence of girls.” Reis 2002

  14. “Locksley and Douvan (1980) discovered that girls with high grade point averages were significantly more depressed, had more psychosomatic symptoms and had lower self-esteem than boys with high grade point averages.” Kerr 2000

  15. The National Science Foundation reported that only 9% of Ph.D. physical scientists and 4% of all engineers are female (Davis & Rimm, 1998). Rose 1999

  16. “The difference between the exceptionally gifted and the average child is the same as the difference between the average child and the mentally handicapped child of IQ 40. That's a big difference!” Understanding Tests and Measurements 2004

  17. “When parents and teachers understand the implications of the differentness inherent in being gifted, they can create conditions that will support the child's positive social and emotional growth. The first step is to realize the inextricable link between social and cognitive development.” Kerr 2000

  18. Resources Hawkins, R. How Many Gifted People are There? (2001). Retrieved October 28, 2003, from http://www.star.qmul.ac.uk/~rmh/gbellcurve.html Kerr, B. (2000). Gender and Genius.Retrieved July 7, 2004, from http://cfge.wm.edu/documents/gendergenius.htm Reis, S.M. (2001, Fall). External Barriers Experienced by Gifted and Talented Girls and Women. Retrieved April 16, 2004, from Gifted Child Today Magazine, http:www.findarticles.com Rose, L. (1999). Gender Issues in Education. The National Research Center on Gifted and Talented. Retrieved July 9, 2004, from http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~nrcgt.htm Understanding Tests and Measurements. (2004). Retrieved July 7, 2004, from http://www.gtworld.org/gttest.htm Williams, E. (2002, March). The Disappearing Gifted Girl. Retrieved July 8, 2003, from Differentiation of Instruction and Gifted Endorsement Class Homepage database, http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/littleriver~es/ewilliams http://

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