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Western Approaches for the Identification and Development of Talent in Schools and Sports Contexts from 2009 to 2019 -- A Literature Review
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Faber, Irene R.; Sloot, Lena; Hoogeveen, Lianne; Elferink-Gemser, Marije T.; Schorer, Jörg – High Ability Studies, 2022
This literature review provides an overview of the various modern approaches in talent programs for the context of schools and sports reported in scientific journals (2009-2019) and presents their similarities and differences and options for cross-pollination between contexts. This is a first attempt to overarch contexts regarding talent…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Talent Identification, Talent Development, Athletics
Reflecting on the DMGT in the Australian Context: Response to Merrotsy
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Henderson, Lesley C. – Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 2018
Gagné's (1985, 2003, 2008, 2015, 2018) Differentiated Model of Giftedness and Talent (DMGT) is one of the most widely used conceptual models in the field (Robinson, 2017), and as Merrotsy pointed out (2017), is claimed to be the most commonly applied conceptualisation in Australia. Merrotsy's recent article, published in the December 2017 issue of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Talent Identification, Talent, Talent Development
Excellence in Education Policies: Catering to the Needs of Gifted and Talented or Those of Self-Interest?
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Rasmussen, Annette; Lingard, Bob – European Educational Research Journal, 2018
Globally, education policy reforms are increasingly aimed at attending to excellence in education. This is mainly expressed as attempts at raising educational standards generally, but also of identifying intellectual elites and making special provisions for them. Denmark, which is otherwise considered an exponent of an equality-oriented tradition…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Excellence in Education
A Case Study of Giftedness and Specific Learning Disabilities: Bridging the Two Exceptionalities
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Wormald, Catherine; Rogers, Karen B.; Vialle, Wilma – Roeper Review, 2015
Despite being unable to dress himself, sit still on a chair, or write a legible sentence, Scott was, from a very early age, able to build whole cities from construction blocks, able to complete complex puzzles, and verbally precocious. Even with his disabilities and their contrast with his academic talent, he completed K-12 school and went on to…
Descriptors: Gifted Disabled, Case Studies, Disability Identification, Foreign Countries
APA Handbook of Giftedness and Talent. APA Handbooks in Psychology. APA Reference Books Collection
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Pfeiffer, Steven I., Ed. – APA Books, 2017
This handbook incorporates the most recent thinking and cutting-edge research from a wide range of fields related to gifted education, including developmental and social psychology, the neurosciences, cognitive science, and education. It consists of six sections: (1) History and global perspectives on the gifted field and talent development; (2)…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Talent Development, Theories, Talent Identification
Education of the Gifted.
Passow, A. Harry – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1984
There is considerable interest in the education of gifted and talented youth in countries around the world. Gifted programs in Australia, Poland, the United Kingdom, and Israel are described, as examples of the approaches used globally. Identification procedures, teacher education, and general educational principles for gifted education are also…
Descriptors: Ability, Ability Identification, Achievement, Aptitude