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Dai, David Yun – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2020
Historically, the potential of a person has been perceived as fixed and primarily inherited, thus, different from achievement. Current thinking broadens our view of human potential, not as a fixed capacity, but as malleable and incremental, depending on multiple factors, exogenous as well as endogenous, facilitative or inhibitive. This conception…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Talent Development, Gifted Education, Nature Nurture Controversy
Dai, David Yun – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2017
This article presents a new theory of talent development, evolving complexity theory (ECT), in the context of the changing theoretical directions as well as the landscape of gifted education. I argue that gifted education needs a new foundation that provides a broad psychosocial basis than what the notion of giftedness can afford. A focus on…
Descriptors: Talent Development, Biology, Academically Gifted, Talent Identification
Tansley, Carole; Hafermalz, Ella; Dery, Kristine – European Journal of Training and Development, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the use of sophisticated talent selection processes such as gamification and training and development interventions designed to ensure that candidates can successfully navigate the talent assessment process. Gamification is the application of game elements to non-game…
Descriptors: Talent Development, Educational Games, Video Games, Computer Games
Subotnik, Rena F. – Gifted Child Today, 2015
Great performance is a wonder to observe. We may notice creativity, excellent technique, or content mastery. What we may not notice is a set of mental and social skills that allow a person to show his or her best work. This article recommends that these psychosocial skills be explicitly and deliberately cultivated via programming, coaching, and…
Descriptors: Talent Development, Individual Development, Capacity Building, Academic Ability
Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula; Thomson, Dana – Gifted Child Today, 2015
When used informally, talent development refers to the deliberate cultivation of ability or giftedness in a specific domain. However, recent discussions have used talent development to refer to a particular framework for viewing giftedness and the education of gifted children. In this article, the authors will present their views on the meaning of…
Descriptors: Talent Development, Educational Practices, Cognitive Development, Individual Development

Subotnik, Rena F. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1997
An interview with Vladimir Feltsman, a piano virtuoso and educational innovator, covers his views on development of musical talent in Russia, identification of talent in children, his training at a special music school, his mentors, choosing a musical career, the ideal school for young musicians, and the maximum age for beginning to develop…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Interviews, Music Education, Musicians
Feldhusen, John F. – Gifted Education International, 1994
This paper offers a model of the nature and development of talents, which views genetic factors as determining potential strengths and setting limits and views abilities, aptitudes, and intelligences emerging as a result of experiences, motivations, and styles. Specific talents are characterized by precocity, creative insight, a functional…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Creative Development, Creativity, Educational Environment
MCCABE, ALICE R.; AND OTHERS – 1967
REPORTED IS AN INTENSIVE 2-YEAR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT CONDUCTED IN EAST HARLEM BY NEW YORK'S COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY TO EXAMINE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF INTELLECTUALLY SUPERIOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND TO TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A DEMONSTRATION SERVICE PROGRAM EMPLOYING GROUP METHODS IN ENCOURAGING THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Blacks, Control Groups
Piirto, Jane – 1994
This textbook focuses on the development and education of talented children and adults. Part 1 considers who the gifted and talented are, in terms of personality aspects, intellectual competence, and specific talent in a domain. It presents a pyramidal framework of talent based on looking at adult talent and its precursors in childhood behavior.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Adult Development, Adult Education