7 April 2010
Education of the gifted and the talented
- To provide programs to help meet the psychological, social, educational, and career needs of gifted and talented students.
- To help students become capable of intelligent choices, independent learning, problem solving, and self-initiated action.
- To strenghten skills and abilities in problem solving, creative thinking, communication, independent study, and researdh.
- To reinforce individual interests.
- To bring capable and motivated students together for support and intellectual stimulation.
- To maximize learning and individual development – while minimizing boredom, confusion, and frustration.
- In sum, to help gifted students realize their potential and their contributions to self and society.
These are the goals of educational programs for gifted and talented students, and these are the purposes of this book.
The Authors
Gary A. Davis, University of Wisconsin
Sylvia B. Rimm, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Family Achievement Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Del Siegle, University of Connecticut
Review
This book was used as a textbook in the ECHA Specialist in Gifted Education training program in Nijmegen. It provides a comprehensive overview of theories based on scientific research on giftedness, compiled into various chapters covering topics such as characteristics of giftedness, acceleration, enrichment, curriculum models, thinking strategies, underachievement, gender, and more.
Title
Education of the gifted and talented
Sixth Edition
Author(s)
Gary A. Davis, Sylvia B. Rimm, Del Siegle
Publisher
Pearson Education Inc. | ©2011
ISBN
9780135056073
