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A Study of Brain Dominance Among Gifted Students

Abstract

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This study was undertaken to examine and compare hemispheric brain dominance among intellectually gifted students. The study involved 184 sixth, seventh and eighth grade students from a gifted program. The Zenhausern Hemispheric Cognitive Style was administered to all students reported in the study. Scores were compared by use of the chi square test of significance with p = .05 and the Pearson r correlation estimate. A significant difference was found to exist between students' sex and brain dominance. Although not significant, there appeared to be a strong relationship between brain dominance and grade level. No relationship existed when intelligence quotient and degree of brain dominance were compared.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science in Education in Elementary Education
Level thesis:degree_level
Masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Childhood Education and Family Studies
Year
1986

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Cates, Lesa A.
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Darrell Roubinek

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • © Lesa A Cates

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/473
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:bearworks.missouristate.edu:theses-1474

Chain of custody

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2026-07-24
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citation

Cates, Lesa A.. A Study of Brain Dominance Among Gifted Students. Masters thesis, 1986. https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/473