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The purpose of this study is to analyze the differences of personality types of the science andmathematics gifted and general students. To this study, Murphy-Meisgeier Type Indicator for Children(MMTIC) conducted to the elementary gifted of Institute for Science Gifted Education and 5~6thgeneral elementary students in Korea. The results of the study as follows. In comparison of the giftedand general students, Intuition, Thinking, Perceiving of the gifted were higher than those of the generalstudents in four personality dimensions. Intuition-Thinking was relatively widespread in temper andfunction among the gifted than general students. Comparing personality types of the science andmathematics gifted students, there was no significant difference in four personality dimensions, temperand function. The result showed that gifted students in science had more Perceiving, and relativelyhigher Sensing-Perceiving and Intuition-Thinking than gifted students in mathematics, whereas giftedstudents in mathematics had high Sensing-Judging and Sensing-Feeling.