ABSTRACT

This study described exceptional items in human figure drawings (HFDs) which have been discussed as possible expressions of intellectual giftedness. The aim was to serve as a first step in the development of a screener for HFDs that can be used as part of the identification process of gifted children. We examined the frequency of occurrence of 158 items in HFDs of 206 children aged 4 to 6 years (17 potentially gifted). Fine details and additions to the human figure turned out to be exceptional, especially in drawings of 4-year-olds. Several exceptional items were drawn more frequently or exclusively by potentially gifted children. Descriptively, exceptionality in drawings of potentially gifted children was most visible in HFDs of 4-year-olds, and tended to become less visible with age. Further research with larger samples is required to draw solid conclusions about HFDs of gifted children.

摘要

这项研究描述了人体图 (HFD) 中的特殊项目，这些项目已被讨论为可能表达的智力天赋。其目的是作为开发 HFD 筛查仪的第一步，该筛查仪可用作天才儿童识别过程的一部分。我们检查了 206 名 4 至 6 岁儿童（17 名可能有天赋）的 HFD 中 158 项的出现频率。精细的细节和人物形象的添加被证明是非凡的，尤其是在 4 岁儿童的绘画中。一些特殊的物品更频繁地或完全由潜在的天才儿童绘制。描述性地，在 4 岁儿童的 HFD 中，潜在天才儿童绘画中的特殊性最为明显，并且随着年龄的增长而变得不那么明显。