Special Gifts/Talents

Question 1

**According to Sternberg, which type of giftedness involves insight, intuition, creativity, or adeptness at coping with novel situations?

Answer 1

Synthetic

Question 2

**Which one of the following statements reflects a common misconception about giftedness?
A) Children who are gifted usually like school.
B) Motivation and creativity are as much of an indicator of giftedness as IQ.
C) Some people are gifted in one area only.
D) Individuals who are gifted intellectually tend to be socially inept.

Answer 2

D) Individuals who are gifted intellectually tend to be socially inept.

Question 3

What do people disagree on in regards to the definition of giftedness?

Answer 3

• in what ways?
• by how much?
• how is it measured?
• who is part of the comparison group?
• should we allocate funding to these areas?

Question 4

What percentage of the US population is gifted?

Answer 4

3-5%

Question 5

What are Sternberg’s 3 main types of giftedness?

Answer 5

1) analytic
2) synthetic
3) practical

Question 6

Describe enrichment

Answer 6

involve investigation of real-life problems, for as long as students are able to go beyond the usual curriculum of their classmates