Social Intelligence of Gifted Pupils

The article describes research whose aim was to find differences between the social intelligence structure of gifted children and children with no diagnosed giftedness. The social intelligence was determined by TSIS scale enabling its specification into three parts. Social Information Processing and Social Awareness give evidence about the cognitive aspect and Social Skills about the behavioral aspect of social intelligence. There were no statistically significant differences between gifted children and children with no diagnosed giftedness in Social Information Processing. We registered a higher level of Social Awareness and Social Skills in children with no diagnosed giftedness. The results are discussed due to the theoretical background of this study.

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