摘要：This study selected 113 gifted underachievers and 128 gifted achievers from 17 elementary schools to examine gifted children's personal characteristics (elf-concept,locus of control,and leaming habits) that have an effect on underachievement. Self-concept (general self-concept and academic self-concept), locus of control,and learning habits (endurance,learming strategy,and lcearning motivation) variables were analyzed to determine gifted underachievers' personal characteristics. (I) Comparison of personal characteristics of gifed achievers with gifted underachievers indicated gifted underachievers had low self- concept,extermal locus to control,and problems in learmning habits. (2) The sub factors of habis of learning motivation and leamning strategy had the greatest effect on underachievement of gifted children..
关键词：gifted underachievers;gifted achievers;self-concept;Locus of control;Learning habit
