Special Gifts & Talents

Question 1

Prevalence in both Canada and the U.S.

Answer 1

Canada: no prevalence estimates.

U.S.: 3 to 5%

Question 2

Precocity

Answer 2

Remarkably early development.

Question 3

Insight

Answer 3

Separating relevant from irrelevant information or combining it in novel and productive ways.

Question 4

Genius

Answer 4

Extremely rare intellectual powers.

Question 5

Creativity

Answer 5

Ability to express novel and useful ideas.

Question 6

Talent

Answer 6

Special ability, aptitude, or accomplishment.

Question 7

Giftedness

Answer 7

Combination of cognitive superiority, creativity, and motivation to a degree that differentiates individuals from their age mates.

Question 8

What are Sternberg’s three main types of giftedness?

Answer 8

Analytical
Synthetic
Practical

Question 9

Synthetic

Answer 9

Insight, intuition, creativity, or adeptness at coping with novel situations.

Question 10

Analytical

Answer 10

Being able to take a problem apart.

Question 11

Practical

Answer 11

Applying analytic and synthetic abilities to the solution of everyday problems.

Question 12

Academic Achievement Variability

Answer 12

Far ahead of their same aged peers in specific areas of academic performance.

Question 13

Social/Emotional Variability

Answer 13

Students with intellectual gifts are often highly concerned about interpersonal relationships, states, and moral issues.

Question 14

Doubly-Advantaged

Answer 14

Gifted AND has access to resources.

Question 15

Contradictory

Answer 15

Mandate of special education is to recognize and accommodate unusual individual differences.

Question 16

Acceleration

Answer 16

Moving a student ahead of her or his peers in one or more areas of the curriculum.

Question 17

Enrichment

Answer 17

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