Characteristics of Extreme Intelligence
Article is excerpted from Growing up Gifted. Author Barbara Clark reviews the research on characteristics of children with extreme intelligence and indentifies 30 characteristics h…
Giftedness as Asynchronous Development
Understanding giftedness as a stable aspect of the self, an issue of differential development, helps us to understand and support the whole gifted child, rather than only the accom…
Howard Gardner's Seven Types of Intelligence
Psychologist Howard Gardner identified seven distinct types of intelligence. They are listed with respect to gifted or talented children.
Mis-Diagnosis and Dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children
Many of our brightest and most creative minds are not only going unrecognized, but they also are often given diagnoses that indicate pathology. Includes a list of the common Mis-Di…
The Plural of Leaf is Tree
Michael K. Meyerhoff writes about the different types of intelligences of two girls and wonders how schools can restructure themselves to value the curious learner, instead of just…
World Class Arena
UK government initiative, designed to identify and assess students gifted at mathematics and problem solving. Resources include World Class Tests and classroom materials.