Teenage whiz kids

United States, 1980

Film
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A CBS News presentation, this film views some gifted children in Washington. Covers the following points regarding gifted children: early entry into tertiary education, emotional maturity, the attitudes of peers, parents, and teachers and the types of problems encountered with early entry to universities and the resultant support needed.
Suitable for teacher/tertiary level.

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Credits

production company

Arthur Mokin Productions

CBS News

Duration

00:10:40:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

507851

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Children - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Education of children

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education of children

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education, Higher

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Psychology - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → School children

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Students - Attitudes

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teachers - Attitudes

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Universities and colleges

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Achievement behavior in children

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child development

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child psychology

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Education of children

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → School children

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers - Conduct of life

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Achievement behavior in children

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Attitude (Psychology)

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child development

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child psychology

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Gifted children

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Maturation (Psychology)

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology - Study and teaching

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → School children

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenagers - Conduct of life

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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