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In New Zealand the Education Act 1989 states everyone has the same right to education in a state school whether or not they have special educational needs (New Zealand, 2016). This inclusion leads to classrooms with diverse students varying culturally, intellectually, physically, socio-economically and linguistically (Alton-Lee, 2003). This essay will examine giftedness, one area of diversity that is found in all schools, and provide assessment and teaching strategies to help support students…

Introduction Developmental prosopagnosia is a condition, which a child has difficulty in recognizing faces due to a failure to develop necessary neural mechanisms for processing faces. Some children even fail to recognize faces of family and friends, and unable to recognize their own face in the mirror. This causes a lot of stress on a child in school and in social situations. It can also be dangerous if a child is separated from their caregiver if they are unable to relocate them, or may…

The debate of nature verses nurture arises as psychologist discuss the concern to which extent heredity and environment contribute to development and behavior. Nurture is what is already wired within a person due to genetic inheritance and biological factors. Nature is the environment contributing to behavior and development. When someone supports intelligence as coming from nature verses nurture, they believe that the right environment, access to material resources, and opportunities can lead…

‘Flowers for Algernon,' written in 1958 by Daniel Keyes, is a short science fiction story about a mentally disabled protagonist called Charlie Gordon. Charlie, who is a 37-year-old man, due to his eagerness to learn, receives the opportunity to increase his intelligence through an experimental surgery. Following the experimental process, Daniel Keyes uses the techniques of the juxtaposition of events such as the thematic apperception test, as well as changes his writing style’s literacy skills…

A study done in the early 20th century by psychologist, Lewis Terman, took kids with the highest IQ scores across America and placed them in a group called the Termites. This group of individuals were considered to be the “best of the best” and were fully expected to have great success in their careers and even take on some of the top positions in their field’s. However, to Terman’s surprise, these were, in fact, not necessarily the results. Though many of the Termites would go on to have good…

‘Flowers for Algernon,' written in 1958 by Daniel Keyes, is a short science fiction story about a mentally disabled protagonist called Charlie Gordon. Charlie, who is a 37-year-old man, due to his eagerness to learn, receives the opportunity to increase his intelligence through an experimental surgery. Following the experimental process, Daniel Keyes uses the techniques of the juxtaposition of events such as the thematic apperception test, as well as changes his writing style’s literacy skills…

Nature vs. Nurture: Aggression For decades, scientists have been debating about the issue of nature versus nurture. Are a person’s personality traits a result of nature or of his or her environment? Is aggression something we are born with or is it something we learn from our environment? According to the American Psychological Association, the word ‘aggression’ is defined as “behaviors that cause psychological or physical harm to another individual”. There are many studies that have been done…

The concept of Emotional Intelligence had been around for decades. Many practitioners have implemented the concept in education, leadership, and organization. For example, Goleman (1998) explains the importance of Emotional Intelligence in leadership practice. The Emotional Intelligence is a well-developed construct in Psychology, Education, and leadership study. In terms of defining Emotional Intelligence, Pope and Singer (1990) and Salovey and Mayer (1990) introduced one of the most cited…

Savant Syndrome is something many people seem to be uninformed about. Savant syndrome is a condition in which a person with a developmental disability or central nervous system injury have genius like traits. This condition can present itself at the time of birth, or it can be acquired later on in life due to some type of injury or disease that affects the central nervous system. It tends to affect males more frequently than women, and it is also known to appear in individuals with autism.…

Intelligence and Character correlate with one another tremendously. During my first years in elementary school I was placed into a special education class. I was very young and I didn’t have a clue why I had been placed in a smaller class setting but I enjoyed it. I learned a lot, and being in this setting helped me advance academically. As I got older I began to notice the differences amongst my class and the “regular classes”. They were larger in the number of students they had, they didn’t…