Purchase Solution

Personal conception of giftedness with references

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Develop and defend your own personal conception of giftedness in students. Provide citations in APA format.

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

An alternative conception of giftedness in an educational context, with references in APA format.

Solution Preview

What is Giftedness?

What do I think of when I think of giftedness? This is a simple question to ask, but an extremely complex one to try and answer. Why am I here studying "gifted education"? Who is it that I am trying to serve?

Specificity of Talent

The first step I take in my mind when trying to define giftedness is distinguishing between general giftedness and specific talents. Children can possess one or many specific talents in one or more distinct disciplines; a child may be musically talented, verbally talented, or both. Any combination of talents and gifts is possible; an understanding of the intrinsic and underlying theme of individuality in giftedness is essential to serving our gifted children appropriately. Each child will possess a differing combination of talents making each child's profile unique and in need of varying services.

Potentiality

The next step I take in defining giftedness is to account for potential talent as well as manifest talent. Culturally diverse students, students from low SES homes, girls, and other groups face challenges in expressing and developing talents. Children with the potential for talent deserve the same services as children with expressed talents. Educators must remain open-minded when identifying children for programming; gifts and talents come in varying packages and we must keep our eyes open for talents that have not yet surfaced in our students. Different groups will experience different challenges and hindrances to the manifestation of their talents. Girls, for example, may face a number of factors that can negatively affect their performance in an academic setting (Reis, 2005). Paying attention to these special groups of students is the responsibility of educators if we intend to fairly identify and serve talent in all of our students.
In the context of potential talent I see giftedness not as a characteristic one possesses, but the possibility of achieving great things if provided with the appropriate ...

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Verbals

This quiz focuses on recognizing verbals. It requires understanding the differences between a gerund and participle. Most often, gerunds end in "ing" and act as a noun. Participles mostly end in "ing", but act as adjectives.

Play-Based Learning

Play-based learning is imperative for early childhood development. This is a brief introduction to some of the components of the importance of this method.

Health and Safety Foundations for Individuals with Disabilities

The purpose of this quiz is to provide information relevant to assisting individuals with disabilities. This is a brief overview of services available.

Classroom Management

This quiz correlates with my eBook titled "Everything You Need to Know About Classroom Management." Test your skills on the benefits of sound classroom management practices.

Interview Questions Prospective Teachers Should Consider

Teacher candidates might consider these questions before application and interviews.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • James Borland: Analysis of his conception of giftedness

    Due to the lack of research, our identification of gifted children is inevitably fraught with skepticism and conflict; without a conception of giftedness we would avoid the inflammatory issues associated with the construct and be able to focus on what

  • Analysis of Callahan and Miller's conception of giftedness

    427610 Analysis of Callahan and Miller's conception of giftedness Provide a critical analysis of Callahan and Miller's conception of giftedness, including strengths, weaknesses, and questions left unanswered.

  • Varying Definitions of Gifted Students in Literature

    The authors contend that we are dealing with human beings and not with concepts such as the idea of giftedness. Vygotsky had a different perspective to child cognitive development.

  • Gifted and Creative Children: About, Testing, Counseling

    So far with the evidence provided, the description of giftedness and creativity of the boy, Calvin, is broad.

  • Giftedness and Educational Programs

    A person's giftedness should not be confused with the means by which giftedness is observed or assessed.

  • Assessment of Giftedness

    When in a creative setting like Music and with these programs dealing with computers and other forms of technology to help in the composition of music and tone and even dealing the harmony of the piece.

  • Corporate v. Shareholder Conceptions

    The company's managers, for example, may have personal goals that compete with the shareholders' goal of maximizing profit or revenue from stock.

  • Intelligence Test & Testing

    Provides a brief summaries of four articles pertaining to intelligence testing. References are provided.

  • ITPOSMO Model of Conception-Reality Gaps

    Therefore, with both Case studies the relation of the two dimensions (management and structure, other resources: money and time) are recognized in the success/failure of the HIS. References: Mohammed, S.A., Sahroni, M.N. (2010).

View More Related Solutions