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Direct linkAnchan, John P. – Gifted and Talented International, 2012
In this response to "A Quality of Giftedness," ("Gifted and Talented International" v27 n2 p13-71 2012) by Prof. Dr. Joan Freeman, John Anchan comments that Freeman's article raises a number of issues that challenge conventional train of thoughts. It is all about why one person can train endlessly and yet, never keep a tune,…
Descriptors: Gifted, Personality Traits, Personality Theories, Individual Differences
Peer reviewedBetts, George T.; Neihart, Maureen – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1988
Six profiles of theoretical types of gifted and talented children are offered including (1) the successful gifted, (2) the divergently gifted, (3) the "underground" gifted (who want to hide their giftedness), (4) the dropouts, (5) the double-labeled (with physical or emotional handicaps) gifted student, and (6) the autonomous learner. (DB)
Descriptors: Gifted, Gifted Disabled, Individual Differences, Personality Traits
Peer reviewedWinner, Ellen; von Karolyi, Catya – NASSP Bulletin, 1998
All students have strengths that should be identified and fostered. Some children are outstanding and would be stultified by the standard curriculum. Gifted kids are precocious, march to different drummers, and are obsessively interested in certain subjects. They can be introverted, fiercely independent, and emotionally vulnerable. Advanced…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Advanced Courses, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Peer reviewedOlszewski-Kubilius, Paula M.; And Others – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1988
Literature is reviewed on the personality dimensions of gifted individuals, focusing on: differences between gifted individuals and same-age non-gifted individuals, differences between gifted individuals and older non-gifted individuals, differences between gifted males and gifted females, and differences between gifted achievers and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Peer reviewedPiechowski, Michael M. – Roeper Review, 1998
Analyzes historical and contemporary cases where outstanding achievement resulted despite the lack of a strongly supportive environment. It concludes that personal strengths of the individual are the key factor in overcoming deficiencies in environmental support. Models of Feldman, Piirto, Tannenbaum, and Gagne are applied to the development of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Disadvantaged Youth, Family Environment, Gifted
Goodman, Laura, Ed. – Understanding Our Gifted, 1997
This document consists of the four quarterly issues of the journal "Understanding Our Gifted" published during 1997. Each issue of this journal generally has a single theme in the education of gifted and talented children around which all the articles are focused. The themes of these four issues are, respectively,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Torrance, E. Paul – 2002
This book reports on a 40-year longitudinal study of factors that foster or inhibit creativity over time. Students in elementary grades were originally evaluated from 1958 to 1964. Follow-up in 1980 led to development of a Manifesto for Children which summarized conclusions in the form of guidance for aphorisms such as "Don't be afraid to fall in…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adults, Attitudes, Career Development
