Developing Talent in Young People

Developing Talent in Young People

by Benjamin Bloom
Developing Talent in Young People

Developing Talent in Young People

by Benjamin Bloom

Paperback(1st ed)

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Overview

The dramatic findings of a ground-breaking study of 120 immensely talented individuals reveal astonishing new information on developing talent in young people.
 
• The Nature of the Study and Why It Was Done 
• Learning to Be a Concert Pianist 
• One Concert Pianist 
• The Development of Accomplished Sculptors 
• The Development of Olympic Swimmers 
• One Olympic Swimmer 
• Learning to Be a World-Class Tennis Player 
• The Development of Exceptional Research Mathematicians
• One Mathematician: “Hal Foster”
• Becoming an Outstanding Research Neurologist 
• Phases of Learning 
• Home Influences on Talent Development 
• A Long-Term Commitment to Learning
• Generalizations About Talent Development

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780345315090
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 01/12/1985
Edition description: 1st ed
Pages: 576
Sales rank: 138,018
Product dimensions: 5.52(w) x 8.45(h) x 1.26(d)

Table of Contents

1The Nature of the Study and Why It Was Done3
Music and Art
2Learning to Be a Concert Pianist19
3One Concert Pianist68
4The Development of Accomplished Sculptors90
Athletics
5The Development of Olympic Swimmers139
6One Olympic Swimmer193
7Learning to Be a World-Class Tennis Player211
Mathematics and Science
8The Development of Exceptional Research Mathematicians270
9One Mathematician: "Hal Foster"332
10Becoming an Outstanding Research Neurologist348
Perspectives on Talent Development
11Phases of Learning409
12Home Influences on Talent Development439
13A Long-Term Commitment to Learning477
14Generalizations About Talent Development507
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