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Conceptions Of Giftedness

What does it really mean to be gifted and how can schools or other institutions identify, teach, and evaluate the performance of gifted children? The second edition of Conceptions of Giftedness describes the major conceptions of what it means to be gifted, and how these conceptions apply to identification, instruction, and assessment of the gifted. It will provide specialists with a critical evaluation of various theories of giftedness, give practical advice to teachers and administrators on how to put theories of gifted education into practice, and to enable the major researchers in the field to compare and contrast the strengths of their theoretical models.

Paperback: 480 pages

Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2 edition (May 16, 2005)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 052154730X

ISBN-13: 978-0521547307

Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.1 x 9 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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This is a great book for progressive educators and parents. It is a collection of chapters where the modern 'gurus' of the gifted movement answer the same questions - define 'gifted' and cocnceptions of giftedness. Not for those who are adament that IQ alone makes someone gifted. It looks holistically at giftedness, schools and kids. Such a shame that this common sense approach isn't followed by all schools

Excellent research and literary view of giftedness

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