...that they display skills which are advanced when compared to other children of their age. Contents * What makes a child gifted and talented? * Is giftedness just intelligence? * How do I know if my child is gifted? * Giftedness: nature or nurture? * Early school admission * The importance of early identification * Can I make my child become gifted and talented? * Difficulties faced by gifted children * Parenting gifted and talented children * How you can help your gifted child * Teachers, preschools and schools * Reminders * Resources * Further information * References All children have unique strengths and talents. However some children have particularly advanced or well developed skills and abilities in one or more areas. Such children may be referred to as gifted and talented. 'Gifted' refers to children with high potential (basically due to their inheritance) while 'talented' means that they display skills which are advanced when compared to other children of their age. What makes a child gifted and talented? Giftedness is due to a combination of factors including what the child inherits genetically, the development of the child before birth, and the nurturing of the child. * Giftedness is hard to define, and not surprisingly, a number of definitions of giftedness exist. * It is generally accepted that a gifted child would have the potential to perform at a level that is significantly beyond that of the majority...
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...Small Wonders By Andrew Marshall Time Asia Small Wonders by Andrew Marshall is an intriguing article that searches for answers to this fascinating question “Are child prodigies born or made?” To begin with, the author strictly defines prodigy as a child who by age 10 displays a mastery of a field. Initially, I had no doubt about this definition; however, after reading some online information, I got to know that although there was growing consensus with the author’s definition, it would be going too far to say that such a consensus exists without controversy. There may, for example, be some wisdom in the view of Radford (1990), who has argued that there are so many problems with specifying at what age, and against what standard, a child would have to perform to be called a prodigy. Personally, I much more agree with Radford’s viewpoint than the strict definition of the author. He regards age as the standard to demiliate a prodigy, while I agree with Radford that each field has its own standards, and it seems better to try to specify what is uniquely characteristic of the child prodigy than restricting a certain age to call someone a prodigy. Prodigies, as the author says, can be found anywhere and in any race or culture. However, there are some factors that prevent some child prodigies from being discovered or developed. Besides poverty, lack of education, and absence of opportunities in the past, most of which have been mentions in the text, there...
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...to enhance giftedness in teaching and learning process. Eric (1985) groups characteristics of gifted learners into general behavioural, learning and creative features. A variety of approaches can be used to meet the needs of gifted learners in the classroom. The teacher or educator has the following our areas when developing the curriculum: * The content of the curriculum subject * The processes that engage the students * The products of their studies * The learning environment Definition of terms Giftedness Definition 1: Giftedness is ‘a synchronous development’ in which advanced cognitive abilities and heightened intensity combine to create inner experiences and awareness that are qualitatively different from the norm. This asynchrony increases with higher intellectual capacity. The uniqueness of the gifted renders them particularly vulnerable and requires modifications in parenting, teaching and counselling in order for them to develop optically (Columbus Group, 1991) Definition 2: Giftedness is the possession and use of untrained and spontaneously expressed natural abilities (called aptitudes or gifts) in at least one ability domain to a degree that places a learner among the top 10% of his or her age peers. (Gagne, F. 1985) Definition 3: Teaching Definition 1: Teaching is an arrangement and manipulation of a situation in which an individual will seek to overcome and from which he will learn in course of doing so. (Brubacher) Definition 2: Teaching...
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...our society. Their understanding of giftedness and gifted education would determine the fully actualization of gifted individuals. Gifted education: myths and misconception among Malaysian university students Introduction The current research was inspired by an article entitled 'Tracing the brain drain trend' (Fong, 2010) which stats that this phenomenon of brain drain is rapidly rising in the Malaysian context. It delivered an alarming message by depicting the 100-fold increase of Malaysian emigration rates compared to the worldwide 2.4% increase. This loss of talent had significantly impaired the country's growth in almost every sector including economics, education, and scientific advancement and etc. Malaysia's vision of becoming a developed country by 2020, proposed by former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad would be in vain if this issue of talent retention and recruitment is not resolved. This is because a developing country like Malaysia would certainly need as many talented and gifted people as possible in order to achieve optimum development. The article also quoted from the National Economic Advisory Council (NEAC) on the New Economic Model (NEM) saying “we are not developing talent and what we do have are leaving”. This article signifies the importance of a society to develop talent and also allow the flourish of gifted individuals. Talent can be defined as an explicit exhibition of giftedness where giftedness acts as the natural abilities...
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...Growing With a Gifted Child By Diane Scanlon 1996 - Updated 2008 When my son was 3, he could read those great big dinosaur names and match them to their pictures. I knew this was not normal. That’s why I hid his books whenever we had guests. At 3 1/2 he was reading ingredients on boxes in my grocery cart and telling me which ones we shouldn't buy. People would look at him funny, so, I did my best to leave him home whenever I had to go to the market. When he was 4 and reading high school level books, my cousin, the public school teacher, told me public school would ruin him. I didn't listen. I honestly thought for some reason that they would love to have a kid like this in any school. Until...The first day of kindergarten when the teacher requested that I have a talk with him. He was reading all the words that were up on the walls and he couldn't write his name. She didn't want the other children to feel bad that they couldn't read like him. Then she asked me to tell him not to be so lazy. She thought that since he could read so well, he obviously had to be able to write his name. I listened and did as she asked. My son's first school lesson was that he was bad because he could read and that he couldn't write his name. Later that year, he wanted to take his medical book in for show and tell. I said "no" and handed him a toy instead. He went to school in tears that day. At 5 1/2 he was answering questions on Jeopardy and for a long time only my husband and I knew...
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...GIFTED MONTHLY The definitive guide to giftedness in the UK Dear reader, July is quite an exciting month for us as the staff at Gifted Monthly will be attending our first Gifted and Talented Termly Standing Conference in London. We are hoping this will provide a good opportunity to gain the help and support of Gifted & Talented Coordinators countrywide. We will also be able to find out what is new in the government pipeline for gifted education—if anything. Now the summer holidays are under way, it is an ideal time for parents to spend time with their children, and to work through any problems that may have arisen during the term. The sorts of problems you may be able to deal with will probably be behavioural or emotional. With young gifted children especially, it can be hard reconciling an advanced intellect with a child’s body and emotions. This discrepancy is often a cause of stress on a child, which can manifest itself in various ways. The article this month covers some of the issues involved with this. If anyone has a comment to add to this or any of our articles, please write to us or email. Clearly, a parent’s view is more valuable than anything we can suggest in this newsletter. Lastly, many of you will soon be coming up for your last issue within your subscription. For those who subscribed with us in June or July last year, I will be in touch with details. I hope this month finds you all well and happy. Until the next time, Happy holidays. The Editor 28 Wallis Close...
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...Women in Psychology Tamara Walker University of Phoenix CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY: I certify that the attached paper is my original work. I affirm that I have not submitted any portion of this paper to any previous course, and neither has anyone else. I confirm that I have cited all sources from which I used language, ideas, and information, whether quoted verbatim or paraphrased. Any assistance I received while producing this paper has been acknowledged in the References section. I have obtained written permission from the copyright holder for any trademarked material, logos, images from the Internet, or other sources. I further agree that my name typed on the line below is intended to have, and shall have, the same validity as my handwritten signature. Student's signature (name typed here is equivalent to a signature): _ Tamara Walker__________________________ ___ Women in Psychology Psychology is continuously evolving within itself and the practice alone. Even though several men had dominated the field, women began to come onto the seen and began to make significant contributions to psychology. Psychology has been around for a very long time and throughout that time there have been some very influential women. The contributions of women in psychology have also been overlooked in much of psychology’s history. Many women have contributed to the way that people think, live and even their careers that they have chosen. Some of these women...
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...combination of several professions in one. We have to be educators, nurses, psychologists, parents, professors, etc. The media expects us to be experts in each of these fields, but needless to say we are not. When we are in the classroom we have to observe and identify characteristics of each child and identify what they need based on their personalities, learning styles, and where they are academically. This goes for all students not just those identified GATE. As for GATE students there are many important characteristics that are important to identify especially in the classroom. First, I would want to know how they were as a young child. As stated in (Characteristics of Young Gifted Children, by Carol Bainbridge) many children exhibit giftedness at a very young age, even in infancy. Whether they speak very early, or they function on very little sleep, or they begin to get frustrated at having to learn the same thing day after day (Characteristics of Young Gifted Children, by Carol Bainbridge). This is information that I would like to gather from their parents. This would tell me how to proceed with each child. I would know to be sure to make sure my instruction was different each day, I would not be able to spend too much time on “relearning” or I would lose these students (Characteristics of Young Gifted Children, by Carol Bainbridge). Another important characteristic I feel that is important to identify are sensitivities that present in gifted children. These are important...
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...Rand Ruman 17495817 Rand Ruman 17495817 Part 1) Discuss how your topic affects the learning and/or teaching of young people. Give specific, detailed examples. (250-500 words). Gifted and talented students exhibit exceptional ability across a range of disciplines. (Gifted.uconn.edu,. ,2014). Being gifted may prove to be a double edged sword. By the student initially possessing attributes associated with giftedness, the teacher may in fact concentrate their efforts on those who are less gifted, thereby neglecting the potential of the gifted child in mainstream education. Having said that, this may be the case of academically gifted children but not children gifted in other areas such as sports or music (Watson, 2014). . Academically gifted children tend to be ‘neglected’ whereas giftedness in other areas tend to be encouraged. Throughout the educational process, it is essential for students to have a good relationship with their peers, usually through a process of ‘reversion to the mean’ (Slideshare, 2014). In such contexts, gifted students may deliberately under-perform or not participate in the educational process to help their integration with peers. Should the student fail to do this, they run the risk of alienation from peers. Alienation from peers may allow for academic progress in the short term, although through reduced social interaction/skills and depression, may in fact result in reduced academic/social achievement in the longer term. Being gifted may enable...
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...1.0 INTRODUCTION Children exhibit differences from one another in terms of their physical attributes (e.g., some are shorter, some are stronger) and learning abilities (e.g., some learn quickly and are able to remember and use what they have learned in new situations; others need repeated practice and have difficulty maintaining and generalizing new knowledge and skills). The differences among most children are relatively small, enabling these children to benefit from the general education program. The physical attributes and/or learning abilities of some children, however—those called exceptional children—differ from the norm (either below or above) to such an extent that they require an individualized program of special education and related services to fully benefit from education. The term exceptional children according to Heward, W. L. (2006 ) includes children who experience difficulties in learning as well as those whose performance is so superior that modifications in curriculum and instruction are necessary to help them fulfill their potential. Thus, exceptional children is an inclusive term that refers to children with learning and/or behavior problems, children with physical disabilities or sensory impairments, and children who are intellectually gifted or have a special talent. Although the terms impairment, disability, and handicap are sometimes used interchangeably, they are not synonymous. Impairment refers to the loss or reduced function of a particular body...
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...The story of Michael Kauman and his perspective was not what he knew about his friend Hector, but what he assumed. It all started when they were young boys living in the same housing tenement. They became friends instantly, played all the time with rubber bands and toy guns. Michael's family then moved to another part of town, and he did not see Hector again until they both went to Junior high school together. Once they got to junior high there was an exam where admission based on competition. Michael was placed in the the classes with the smarter or intellectually gifted children, where Hector was placed in the "slower" or next brightest classes. Michael and Hector did not hang out much anymore, they would only see each other at lunch and play games like punchball. They also went to seperate high schools since Michael got into Bronx science, and Hector went downtown to commerce. After college, Kaufman would ignore Hector because he believed their lives went in two separate directions, so why would there be a need for them to have conversation anymore. This shows how society can be so judgmental and stubborn when it comes to socializing. People feel the need to only form connections with people that are similar to them. Before the discovery of Hector’s success, Kaufman says, “I remember quite distinctly how I would sit on the train and think about how strange and unfair fate had been with regard to the two of us who had once been playmates. Just because I had become an intellectually...
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...Cultural Perceptions of Intelligence Marilyn Raleigh Dr. Castleberry March 20, 2015 The two cultures I selected to compare how each receives intelligence are the United States and Ghana. The American culture is more of an individualistic culture. There are many different cultures within the American culture. American culture holds values of religion, family, and morality; however these beliefs aren’t collective where each individual in America may hold a different view of these specific values (Verdem, 2013). The advancement in an individualistic society is placed on the individual goals and desires as opposed to what might be best for one’s society .Individuals in a collectivist .culture such as Ghana focus on the well -being and what will benefit the greater need of society. America Individualistic Culture There are many different cultures within the American culture. American culture holds values of religion, family, and morality; however these beliefs aren’t collective where each individual in America may hold a different view of these specific values (Verdem, 2013). .Americans has been exposed to many types of intelligent tests. Basic skills are given yearly to determine how much children are learning through the school system or if home schooled. College students must take SAT and ACT tests and obtain a certain percentage score for admission. Technology has impacted America; through computers, cell phone...
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...Who Is Intelligent? If a person scores a perfect score on their SAT are they intelligent? One could argue that they are only good at answering questions given by those who make the SATs. What if they were given the task to grow crops like a farmer, or give them a test on how to fix a car, they would probably do much worse. Author Isaac Asimov experienced this first hand with his mechanic; in his essay: What Is Intelligence Anyway, explains how intelligence is subjective to those who are judging who is intelligent or not. Even still, a person who scores perfect on their SAT did not get their without hard work and determination. Kathy Seal; in her essay: The Trouble With Talent: Are We Born Smart Or Do We Get Smart?, explains how hard work and determination is why many Asians are considered more intelligent than Americans in academics. The hard work that the Asians try to implement into their children’s brains, makes them value hard work. Whereas in America we see a genius and think he must have been born that way. Both of their thoughts combined leads to one conclusion; intelligence only matters to those who are judging who is intelligent and who is not, intelligence is defined by someone who has knowledge on a specific topic, and for someone to become intelligent it takes hard work. Intelligence is subjective. It only matters to the person who is judging who is intelligent and who is not. Asimov explains how he feels about this in his essay; “My intelligence, then, is not...
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...Critical Analysis Essay In reading “The Trouble with Geniuses Part 1 and 2”, Malcolm Gladwell has presented his purpose and a strong argument to the fact that talent can only lay the foundation for a person to succeed in life. The talent that is continuously discussed in this reading is a persons IQ, or Intelligence Quotient. A man named Christopher Langan is discussed throughout both chapters and is a clear example of a person with extreme IQ. Although Langan demonstrates a superior IQ, he never reached his true potential. Gladwell maintains that intelligence, even extreme intelligence, has a threshold. Having a high IQ is an advantage, but being smarter than others does not automatically make one more successful. “The relationship between success and IQ works only up to a point” (79). A person not only has to be smart enough but when you factor in opportunities that are taken full advantage of, that person’s success greatly increases. Gladwell further proves his point in these chapters when he explains a study done by Lewis Terman. Terman performed standardized IQ testing for geniuses and attempted to demonstrate that a person who showed a genius IQ rating would clearly determine the success of that individual. Terman’s results between Group’s A, B, and C reemphasized Gladwell’s point that mere intelligence is not the sole identifier that leads to a person’s success. Terman concluded, with more than a touch of disappointment, “that intellect and achievement are far from...
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...With the test results of these IQ tests, assistance is give to students who need specially designed instruction and strategies during their years of education due to their problem solving approach. IQ testing can also promote the growth and self knowledge of a person. Not only can IQ testing assist in identifying learning disabilities of children, it can also identify gifted children. IQ testing can show when children are extremely developed ability in a certain area over another. If parents know what areas a child has a particular strength in, they are able to advocate for their children to be placed in advanced classes as well as more appreciation of their gift. The aspect that is most beneficial from IQ testing is the information it supplies a person regarding their cognitive weakness and strength areas. IQ testing can show what areas a person is strong in can assist people to follow a pursuit within their education as well as also assisting in finding work in which they are matched up with. IQ testing can also elaborate and show what improvements in what areas can be made to increase development of a person. IQ testing can also serve an extremely important role within the settings of a hospital. Individuals that possess a brain injury that is traumatic, or a stroke can show signs of a decline of their functioning in certain areas. With the information provided by IQ testing of patients with these issues, it can help doctors specify and locate the issues and create a better...
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