Problem 5 Flashcards
WISC IQ interpretation
- how well you can learn and what you know and can do
- relation between IQ and school is not perfect
- indicates strong and weak skills
- focus on school based skills: not just potential
Special Needs Schools (NL)
- 4 clusters
- cluster 3: physical or mental disability, long term illness (somatic)
Where would gifted children go in the dutch system
VWO
Characteristics of giftedness in NL
- 111-130 IQ (gifted): can do many things very well, better than age group
- IQ greater than 130 (very gifted: extremely high level of knowledge)
Traditional view of giftedness
- greater than 130 IQ
- better than their age group by a lot
- extremely high level of knowledge
-can do many things extremely well - even if IQ is lower than 130 high ability remains
Perspectives on Giftedness
- reflects values of society
- typically manifested in actual outcomes (especially but not exclusively in adulthood)
- domain specific
- combination of biological, pedagogical, psychological and psychosocial factors
- relative not just to the ordinary (peers) but also to the
exceptional
Renzuli
- interaction between three clusters of traits
1. above average general abilities (so IQ not yet superior)
2. high levels of task commitment (perseverance)
3. high levels of creativity - application to any valuable area of peformance
- not just talent but also commitment and creativity
- focus on exceptional behavior
- they are acc children with special needs
Gardner’s Intelligence Model
- u learn this in CDP
- appropriate cultural setting can activate: teachers should present lessons through music, field trips, hands on work etc.
- focus on innate capacities but these activate in the right setting
- biopsychological potential to process info
- Influential yet not well-researched but many theories recognize more
domains of excellence…
Sternberg: Successful Intelligence
- more complex than g
- one’s ability to set and accomplish personally meaningful goals, given one’s cultural context
Sternberg Evaluation
Creative: generate novel and useful ideas
Analytical: to ascertain that the ideas he/she has (and that
others have) are good ones
Practical: to apply those ideas and convince others of their
value
Wise: to ensure that implementation of the ideas will help
ensure a common good through the mediation of positive
ethical principles.
Background Sternberg: mental processes needed
for the 4 strengths and weaknesses
Metacomponents/higher order executive processes:
Plan, monitor, and evaluate courses of thinking and action. Metacomponents:
recognizing the existence of a problem, defining the nature of the problem,
and mentally representing information about the problem
Performance components:
Problem analysis and implement the instructions of the metacomponents.
Performance components: inferring relations and applying relations
Knowledge-acquisition components:
Learn how to solve problems in the first place. Selective encoding (deciding
what information is relevant/not relevant) and selective comparison (deciding
what prior information stored in memory is relevant: transfer!)
Sternberg: more focus on information processing yet also creativity (see
Renzuli, 1978) and on realizing potential
Multiple factor model of giftedness
- personal factors: high capacities, motivation, creativity
- environmental factors: school, family, friends
- dynamic model: changes possible!
- interaction between personal and environmental factors determine the effect of capacities on behaviour
Definition of Giftedness
- (High) Ability (IQ score > 130 or above average) is necessary but not
sufficient for developing special talent (Sternberg & Davidson, 2005) - New domains: additional opportunities for manifestation/development talent and eminence
CCSP Snellings 2025
Mega-model of talent development
Integration of previously discussed models
- Focus is on Development
- Interest and commitment to a domain are essential (Ceci & Williams, 2010)
- Gifted achievement and eminence depend on appropriate
teaching/coaching of psychosocial skills (persistence and exertion of effort)
(e.g. Gagné, 2005): so needs time investment!
- Percentage of eminent adults is smaller than children with gifted potential
- Developmental periods for recognition of potential and eminence differ
across domains (e.g sport and science)
- Transitions across stages (esp. Later ones) function of developed
psychosocial skills (think of growth (process) vs fixed (outcome) mindset)
Mega-model of Talent development
(Subotnik, Olszewski-Kubilius, & Worrell, 2011)
Domains differ in performance trajectories for outstanding performance
(start, peak, end)
Giftedness is relative to others at each stage:
-1st stage potential/2nd stage demonstrated achievement/3rd final stage
eminent levels of achievement
Transitions are central: abilities => competencies => expertise =>
eminence
Talent development process: expert teachers/coaches need to use
different strategies at each stage
Transitions can be enhanced or delimited by Personal or Environmental
factors.
-Psychosocial skills: Motivation (See Renzuli, 1978), social skills and
productive mindsets (see Dweck)
-Environmental factors: external and Chance Factors: opportunities offered in
school, cultural capital.
Mega Model part 2
Type of creativity distinguishes: ability, competence, expertise, eminence
Creativity: the ability to come up with novel and useful ideas or ways of
doing things (see already Renzuli, 1978)
-Creativity in childhood (little c-creativity): independent thinking, entertaining
different perspectives, creation of novel projects and products compared to
peers: person factors such as creative approach and attitude
-Creativity in adulthood (Big c-creativity required for eminence): moving to
process factors (e.g mindsets) and to products (creation of intellectual or
aesthetic or practical products/performance)
CCSP Snellings 2025
Mega Model Stages
Mega-model of Talent development
(Subotnik, Olszewski-Kubilius, & Worrell, 2011)
At each stage teachers/coaches have different goals/strategies of instruction:
1st stage. Person Engage young people in topic or domain (“”teaching for
falling in love”)
2nd stage. Process Help to develop skills, knowledge and values
(“teaching for technique”)
3rd or final stage. Product Help to develop unique nice, style, method,
area of application (“mentoring for personalized niche”)
Current Complementary theories of
Giftedness:
Different types of talent (Gardner, 1999; Renzuli, 1978): upper end of
talent domain (Subotnik, Olszewski-Kubilius, & Worrell, 2011)
Multidimensional models:
1. differentiate between capacity and performance
2. multiple factors such as personal (e.g. Renzuli, 1978; Subotnik, 2011) and
environmental factors (e.g. Monks & Ypenburg, 1995; Subotnik et al., 2011)
influence gifted performance => Think of bio-ecological model!
3. models are dynamic: changes in family, school or opportunities can change
motivation or skills (Monks & Ypenburg, 1995; Subotnik et al., 2011).
Negative or postive development: from potential to achievement to eminence
(Subotnik et al., 2011)
4. apart from cognitive skill (Sternberg et al., 2010) or other high ability other
skills are needed such as practical skills (Sternberg et al., 2019), social skills
(Subotnik et al., 2011) and creativity (Renzuli, 1978; Subotnik et al.,, 2011)
Implications of mega model
A child with high IQ can do badly at school…
Cognitive and psychosocial variables are malleable: need to be cultivated
(Subotnik et al, 2011; Renzulli, 1978); all children need to be challenged
Effort and opportunity are important at every stage of talent development
(Subotnik et al., 2011)
Diagnosis
- school achievement: gifted, hard worker or underachiever?
- achievement tests: objective measures of school skills, yet not sufficient for giftedness (i.e. high motivation vs gifted?)
- intelligence tests: test potential yet be aware of test anxiety, motivation, lack of focus, etc.
- test multidimensional: functional development and social development
- test creativity: drawings, work outside of school
- comorbidity: may mask giftedness
- aim: developmental needs, not just a label!
Risks of giftedness for educational success: heuristic with 6 student profiles
- Independent
- Successful
- Provocative
- Dodging
- Learning and behavioural problems
- Drop-out
Ideal profile
School results = capacities
Works independently
Good social skills
No affirmation needed
Sets personal targets
Risk taking: not afraid to fail or growth mindset (See Dweck
and lecture CDP)
Less optimal profile
Good school results (room for improvement)
Perfectionistic
Needs affirmation teacher
Avoids risks: fixed mindset (See Dweck and Lecture CDP)
Tries not to stand out in the group
CCSP Snellings 2025
Drop-out profile
Skips classes
Does not complete tasks
Looks for challenge outside of school (important for diagnosis)
Disruptive behaviour in class
Underachieves in relation to age norm
Learning and behavioural problems profile
Underachieves: in relation to age norm
Disrupts class