Abstract
This paper presents a part of Multidimensional Examination of Mathematical Giftedness. This part is focuses on brain activity (using Event-Related Potentials methodology) associated with solving short choice-reaction insight-based mathematical problems. We report on the findings related to 70 right hand male-students who were chosen for comparative data analysis. We examine problem-solving performance as revealed in behavioural and neuro-cognitive dimensions. We demonstrate differences revealed in problem-solving performance of gifted as compared to non-gifted participants as well as of excelling as compared to non-excelling participants. Based on the findings of this study we argue that excellence in mathematics is not necessarily related to general giftedness.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 83-90 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the 36th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education |
| Volume | 3 |
| State | Published - 2012 |