History

History of Giftedness

By dgold14k

  • IQ tests

    IQ tests
    Lewis Terman researches what factors influence giftedness. Is it Heredity and Opportunity? He developed the IQ (Intelligence Quotient) test and believed that IQ measured ones mental age compared to one's physical age Terman’s colleague, Leta Hollingworth was the first in the United States to study how best to serve students who showed high performance on tests - she gave credit to home environment and school structure

  • 3 - Ring Model to Giftedness

    3 - Ring Model to Giftedness
    Joseph Renzulli definition of gifted behavior occurs when there is an interaction between three basic clusters of specific traits
    Above average
    Creativity
    Task commitment
    When all three overlap a student is said to be both gifted and talented

  • Multiple Intelligences

    Multiple Intelligences
    Howard Gardner develops the Multiple Intelligence Theory and believes IQ should not be the only way to measure gifted ability. It is not a single fixed entity. Individuals all have a repertoire of skills for solving different kinds of problems. It is not how smart you are but how you are smart. He introduces several different types of intelligences and believes any one of them could mean you have a gifted ability

  • 5 Factors that influence Giftedness

    5 Factors that influence Giftedness
    Tannenbaum shares the many factors that influence giftedness:
    Special aptitude
    NonIntellective facilitators
    Environmental Support
    General Abilities
    Chance

  • Giftedness must be developed

    Giftedness must be developed
    Gagne’s differentiated model of giftedness and talent looks at how “gifts” are untrained and natural abilities that must be developed into talents. He believed that these talents can be facilitated or hindered and this occurs either by environmental factors or can be intrapersonal.

  • Deception

    Deception
    The John Templeton foundation sponsored a report “A Nation Deceived” and looked at how schools hold back America’s brightest students. Reports highlighted the disparity between the research of acceleration and the educational beliefs and practices that run contrary to the research. Research shows that there is a positive impact to various acceleration

  • Myths about Giftedness

    Myths about Giftedness
    Carol Tomlinson shares some myths that are correlated with giftedness and we continue to research these today. Some myths are as follows: If a child has a disability then they can’t be gifted (FALSE) students are gifted and talented in various ways
    Gifted students don’t need help (FALSE) these students skills need to be fostered, encouraged and developed
    If a child receives poor grade they can’t be gifted (FALSE) They may be bored or unchallenged so they choose not to do the work