Early Recognition of Research Ability 1987

Early recognition and support of mathematics-natural science talent
among schoolchildren, relationship of school achievements and
orientation of interests.
Topics: Interest in areas of knowledge; occupation with natural
science problems in leisure time; knowledge going beyond the level of
school material and age group; age at which interest in natural
science began; persons who influenced development of natural science
interest positively; reaction at insolvability of tasks posed
oneself; areas of knowledge; support by teachers, schoolchildren
community and schoolchildren societies; grades in 9th 10th and at the
end of 11th grade; knowledge of foreign languages; having too little
or too much expected; boarding school children; student driver;
expected behavior in the subjects mathematics, physics, biology,
chemistry, civics, German, Russian, English; reasons for good
performance in the natural science subject; social function; time
expended for this; attending circles and teams; artistic interests;
solution paths with presentation of novel tasks; fun at solving
problems; reasons for strengths of achievement in areas of interest;
health disturbance; fascination of areas of interest; occupational
goal an activity in research; knowledge about the term research
study; life as a scientist; time for other things; participation in
international competitions; expression of certain behaviors and
personality traits (self-assessment); position within school
collective in the last few years; mutual trust in a friend / girl
friend; preferred conversation partners; number of siblings;
occupation of parents; opinion on personal upbringing by parents;
particular strengths and interests of parents; school education,
vocational training and social affiliation of parents; place of
residence; studies desire; desired occupation; conversations with
parents about occupation intents; support of natural science
interests by parents; position of parents on a scientific career.
Supplemental questions for the parents: knowledge of the child going
beyond the level of school material and age group; degree of interest
in a certain subject area; reaction of child at unsolvable problems
and tasks posed himself; health disturbance of child; expression of
certain behavior and personality characteristics; assessment of
upbringing of one's own child; sociability of child; desired
occupation for child; advising for scientific career.
Supplemental form for the home-room teacher: knowledge of
highly-gifted schoolchildren going beyond the level of school
material; reaction at unsolvability of problems and tasks posed
himself; expression of certain behavior and personality traits;
position of schoolchildren within class collective; having too much
or too little expected; additional support; chances of acceptance in
the EOS, college and a scientific career; expected behavior and
personality characteristics in different subjects; judgement on
schoolchildren according to aspects of scientific career; fascination
with his area of interests.