Project Gutenberg 2024-08-12 Public domain in the USA. 168 Hollingworth, Leta Stetter 1886 1939 Hollingworth, Leta S. 23012215 Special talents and defects : $b Their significance for education $aUnited States :$bThe Macmillan Company, $c1923. Experimental education series Richard 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) "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.) https://archive.org/details/specialtalentsde0000unse 20230731142954hollingwor 1923 US Reading ease score: 51.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Educational psychology Educational tests and measurements Exceptional children LC Text Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Teaching & Education 530655 2025-06-29T09:44:07.832657 text/html 494326 2024-08-12T00:59:49 text/html 3978228 2025-06-29T09:44:18.731618 application/epub+zip 3975207 2025-06-29T09:44:10.571724 application/epub+zip 364269 2025-06-29T09:44:09.129731 application/epub+zip 4749363 2025-06-29T09:44:24.451614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4690643 2025-06-29T09:44:17.275626 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414061 2025-06-29T09:44:05.987661 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 394100 2024-08-12T00:59:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16531 2025-06-29T09:44:24.616590 application/rdf+xml 14376 2025-06-29T09:44:09.382673 image/jpeg 1986 2025-06-29T09:44:09.255644 image/jpeg 4782995 2025-06-29T09:44:07.961680 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia