EXED 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Problem Solving, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Standard Deviation
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Children and youth with outstanding talent perform, or show the potential for performing, at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experience, or environment. These children and youth exhibit high performance capability in intellectual, creative, and/or artisitc areas, possess an unusual leadership capacity, or excel in specific academic fields. They require services or activities not ordinarily provided by schools. Outstanding talents are present in children and youth from all cultural groups, across all economic strata, and in all areas of human endeavor. Renzulli"s three trait definition: above-average general intellectual abilities, high level of task commitment, creativity. Piirto"s concept of talent development: a foundation of genetic endowment, personality attributes, intelligence, talent in a specific domain, environmental influences. Maker"s problem-solving perspective: high intelligence, high creativity, excellent problem solving skills. The ability to rapidly acquire, retain, and use large amounts of information. The ability to relate one idea to another.