Intellectual giftedness

A study done in the early 20th century by psychologist, Lewis Terman, took kids with the highest IQ scores across America and placed them in a group called the Termites. This group of individuals were considered to be the “best of the best” and were fully expected to have great success in their careers and even take on some of the top positions in their field’s. However, to Terman’s surprise, these were, in fact, not necessarily the results. Though many of the Termites would go on to have good…

There is no single perfect resource that will provide everything an identification committee needs to calculate a child’s potential for success. There are multiple circumstances, criteria, and assessments that should used taken into account when determining if a child is gifted, including nonverbal assessments. These tests are not without fault, and there are many of critiques about the use of nonverbal measures of intelligence. While, they should not be the only indicator of future achievement,…

Summary of: “Perfectionism and Gifted Adolescents.” Goal My goal this semester is to improve my relationship with my teenage son. I believe that if I can understand some of his thinking processes, he and I will experience improved communication. He is a perfectionist and this characteristic manifests itself in our interactions. I am trying to understand perfectionism, in order to relate to him better. Introduction This study examined “the connection between perfectionism and gifted…

Interview My main reason to learn what participants thinks about the giftedness in early childhood. Therefore, interview is a great tool for me to achieve that goal. The semi structured interview are will be the center of this mini study, since guided interview allows researcher to follow format to utilize with all participants (Litchman, 2013). Even though the participants know the purpose of the interview, I will begin the interview by providing information about (a) why conducting the study,…

- What were the results? First of all, I am really happy to see my results are positive. I went to Buchanan Elementary, Baton Rouge to apply my project. I worked with Samantha’s class. Before going there, I was really nervous about this experience. However, I felt really comfortable with children. I started the lesson with a small warm up exercise. I chose ‘the name game’ exercise. I started to game by stepping forward and saying my name with an action. Then I stepped back and asked the student…

A case study was used to help Gates’ explain her key research question, which is addressed as follows: there is a relationship between the behavior/performance of a student and the label assigned to them. The variables in this study were student giftedness (independent variable) and student behavior (dependent variable). Gates measured these variables by admitting students to gifted education classrooms. These classrooms had a limited number of seats so not all so-called “gifted students” were…

As humans we feel the need to better ourselves and sometimes it is through intelligence. Many people respect and value opinions of others based on their intelligence and that is why many humans strive for knowledge because they want to become smart and gain that respect that many people view so highly. In the science fiction novel, Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keys, A 37 year old man named Charlie Gordon struggles with his learning because he is not of the average intelligence and can’t…

Jacobson found four primary reason that could explain this. One reason was that younger children are seen as being more malleable or shapeable. Rosenthal and Jacobson argued that the younger children in the experimental group simply showed more intellectual growth when compared with older students in the experimental group because they are more easily changeable. Another reasoning Rosenthal and Jacobson mentioned was that since younger students have less established reputations, they are more…

What is intelligence anyway? Intelligence is defined as the ability to learn and develop skills, but when they test for intelligence they only test on an academic level. Along with these biased questions some students are bad test takers which is entirely intensified by the testing environment approved by most states, this along with everything else certainly determines that if students who are renowned in other fields but are not academically up to par will fail this test. There should be a…

challenging curriculum, since they have the ability to process and learn information faster than their peers. Secondly, these students need time to work and learn with others who learn and work at the same pace as them. This helps with the academic, intellectual, emotional, and social growth of the individual. Being an AIG student affects the student, their parents, their teachers, and the school system as well. Students take pride in being considered gifted, and work hard for the title,…