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Kell, Harrison J.; Lubinski, David – Roeper Review, 2013
For over 60 years, longitudinal research on tens of thousands of high ability and intellectually precocious youth has consistently revealed the importance of spatial ability for hands-on creative accomplishments and the development of expertise in science, technology, engineering, and mathematical (STEM) disciplines. Yet, individual differences in…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Individual Differences, Ability Identification, Talent Identification
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Plucker, Jonathan A. – Roeper Review, 2001
This introductory article examines how intelligence theory influences the way we identify and assess students, our attitudes toward giftedness and gifted students, the models upon which we base our programs and interventions, and many other aspects of gifted education. Past, present, and emerging intelligence theories are discussed. (Contains…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
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Folsom, Christy – Roeper Review, 2006
While educators in gifted education and general education appear to share many goals, there are inadequacies in the implementation of complex educational practices that meet the needs of gifted students in general education classrooms and the goals of educational reform. This paper presents a theoretical framework, Teaching for Intellectual and …
Descriptors: General Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices, Educational Change