Gifted and Talented?

Gifted and talented students

Broad approaches for identifying gifted and talented students

This is one of the most commonly used methods of identification, and its effectiveness varies enormously. Identification of gifted and talented students improves when teachers are informed of the nature and purpose of the programme for gifted and talented students. Teachers are likely to support their judgments with the help of tools, such as checklists, teacher observation scales, and student ...

Identification and Programming of the Gifted and Talented

Underachievement in Gifted and Talented Students With Special Needs

Talented students underachieve for many reasons and in many different circumstances. Unfortunately, there is no panacea for how to reverse underachievement in students whose talents are demonstrated in diverse ways. High-potential students with special needs are likely to experience underachievement as efforts to address their needs may focus more on remediation of difficulties and less on deve...

Key Features of Successful Programs for the Gifted and Talented

Outstanding gifted programs reflect the special qualities of the people and schools involved, but have many characteristics in common. or the past fie yecars we havc experimented with a rici program for gifted and talented students that has been used successfully in several school locations and under a variety of conditions (Renzulli, 1982. Reis and Rcnzulli. 1982, Dclisle and Renzulli, 1981; D...