The Gifted and

Talented

Giftedness VS. Talent

The Gifted and Talented

Gardner

says: "I don't care what

intelligence people have. I care whether
they can do things we value in our
culture. What good is it to know if you
have an IQ of 90 or 130 if, in the end
you can't do anything?"

The Gifted and Talented

Franoys

Gagn(2003) says: "Gifted

students are those whose potential is
distinctly above average in one or more of
the following domains of human ability:
intellectual, creative, social and physical.
Talented students are those whose skills are
distinctly above average in one or more
areas of human performance."

The Gifted and Talented

Levels of Giftedness
Mildly

Gifted - IQ 115 129

Moderately Gifted IQ 130 144
Highly Gifted IQ 145 159
Exceptionally Gifted IQ 160 179
Profoundly Gifted IQ 180+

People InvolvedThrough the

Years
1905Binet

Introduced the idea of

mental age & created the first
structured intelligence test

People InvolvedThrough the

Years
1978Renzulli

Developed the
Three-ring Conception of Giftedness: the
interaction between above average
general intelligence; high levels of task
commitment; and high levels of
creativity.

People InvolvedThrough the

Years
1981Gardner

Developed the theory

ofMultiple Intelligences; linguistic,
musical, logical-mathematical, spatial,
body-kinesthetic, the ability to notice
and make distinctions; and access one's
own feelings about life

People InvolvedThrough the

Years
1983Tannenbaum

Developed the
Psychosocial Definition of Giftedness:
giftedness

= potential;
talent = developed abilities. Five factors
interact: general ability, special ability,
non-intellectual factors, environmental
and chance factors

People InvolvedThrough the

Years
1983Tannenbaum

Developed the
Psychosocial Definition of Giftedness:
Five

factors interact:

general
special

ability,
ability,

non-intellectual
environmental
chance

factors

factors,

and

People InvolvedThrough the

Years
1985Gagne

Developed the
Differentiated Model of Giftedness &
Talent: the child progresses from
giftedness (high potential) to talent (high
performance) through the learning
process, assisted by intra-personal and
environmental factors

The Gifted and Talented

Children

and young people with one or

more abilities developed to a level
significantly ahead of their year group(or
with the potential to develop those
abilities).

Identifying gifted and

talented learners
There is no single perfect instrument for
identification institutions are advised to
use a best fit model that draws on a
range of evidence.

General characteristics of
gifted and talented learners
The following characteristics are not
necessarily proof of high ability but they
may alert teachers to the need to enquire
further into an individuals learning
patterns and ability levels.

General characteristics of
gifted and talented learners
He or she may:
be a good reader
be very articulate or verbally fluent for
their age
give quick verbal responses (which can
appear cheeky)

General characteristics of
gifted and talented learners
have

a wide general knowledge

learn quickly
be interested in topics which one might
associate with an older child
communicate well with adults often
better than with their peer group

General characteristics of
gifted and talented learners
have a range of interests, some of which
are almost obsessions
show unusual and original responses to
problem-solving activities
prefer verbal to written activities
be logical;

General characteristics of
gifted and talented learners
be

self-taught in his/her own interest areas

have an ability to work things out in his/her
head very quickly
have a good memory that s/he can access
easily
be artistic
be musical;

General characteristics of
gifted and talented learners
excel

at sport
have strong views and opinions
have a lively and original
imagination/sense of humour
be very sensitive and aware;

General characteristics of
gifted and talented learners
focus on his/her own interests rather
than on what is being taught
be socially adept
appear arrogant or socially inept
be easily bored by what they perceive as
routine tasks;

General characteristics of
gifted and talented learners
show

a strong sense of leadership;

and/or
not necessarily appear to be wellbehaved or well liked by others.

"Gifted and talented children are

those, identified by professionally
qualified persons, who by virtue of
outstanding abilities are capable of
high performance."

These are children who require

differentiated educational
programs and/or services beyond
those normally provided by the
regular school program in order to
realize their contribution to self
and society."