ERIC Number: EJ1349853
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Sep
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0261-4294
EISSN: EISSN-2047-9077
Expanding the Conception of Giftedness to Talent Development
Gifted Education International, v38 n3 p438-444 Sep 2022
To determine if a person is gifted or not, the government sets the criteria of identification since giftedness is an abstract concept. However, the standard has always been decided and affected by the attitudes of the education authority and the allocation of resources. The opportunities for some potential learners to participate in gifted programs are often closed because of high identification criteria on standardized tests, especially intelligence tests. To bridge the achievement and the opportunity gaps between regular and gifted students with disabilities or different cultural backgrounds, educators are encouraged to apply the talent development model to develop hidden potential rather than focus on identification or labeling students as "gifted." Every child is unique and has strengths and weakness. It is time to change the rigid concept of giftedness and expand the concept to discover multiple talents. The most important aspect is no longer defining intelligence merely as g or IQ.
Descriptors: Gifted, Talent Development, Identification, Resource Allocation, Gifted Education, Educational Opportunities, Standardized Tests, Intelligence Tests, Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Labeling (of Persons), Educational Change, Educational Practices, Gifted Disabled, Educational Legislation, Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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