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Faber, Irene R.; Sloot, Lena; Hoogeveen, Lianne; Elferink-Gemser, Marije T.; Schorer, Jörg – High Ability Studies, 2022
This literature review provides an overview of the various modern approaches in talent programs for the context of schools and sports reported in scientific journals (2009-2019) and presents their similarities and differences and options for cross-pollination between contexts. This is a first attempt to overarch contexts regarding talent…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Talent Identification, Talent Development, Athletics
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Aliya Mambetalina; Kehinde Lawrence; Assanali Amangossov; Karima Mukhambetkalieva; Shnar Demissenova – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
The need to identify and recognize school going children with giftedness remains a concern of the Republic of Kazakhstan's government. This concern motivated this study to examine the internal structure of the giftedness characteristic identification scale (GCIS) for use by Kazakhstan's school children. Exploratory quantitative research approach,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gifted, Talent Identification, Measures (Individuals)
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Waheed, Sajjad; Zaim, A. Halim – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
This paper discusses a talent management and career planning system designed based on the performance and qualifications of a group of interns working for an emerging social media company located in Istanbul. The proposed model is dynamic, comparative, and perceptional in constructing a talent pool for an organization. This system was developed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Talent Development, Career Planning, Qualifications
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Swiatek, Mary Ann – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2007
Typical standardized achievement tests cannot provide accurate information about gifted students' abilities because they are not challenging enough for such students. Talent searches solve this problem through above-level testing--using tests designed for older students to raise the ceiling for younger, gifted students. Currently, talent search…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Academically Gifted, Talent Identification, Achievement Tests
Sarouphim, Ketty M. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of DISCOVER, a performance- based assessment in identifying gifted Lebanese students. The sample consisted of 248 students (121 boys, 127 girls) from Grades 3-5 at two private schools in Beirut, Lebanon. Students were administered DISCOVER and the Raven Standard Progressive Matrices…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Private Schools, Academically Gifted, Performance Based Assessment
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Matthews, Dona J. – Roeper Review, 1997
A study of 348 Canadian students (grades 6-8) identified as gifted by domain-general criteria, investigated whether the students would score at similar levels on linguistic, logical/mathematical, and social/emotional measures or whether their scores would indicate domain-differentiated patterns of development. Results indicate the students had…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Emotional Development, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Reid, Neil – 1992
This paper addresses the problem of identifying and developing talent in children from culturally different backgrounds in New Zealand. The paper offers examples of how even applying the recommended "best practice" of multi-dimensional identification approaches can be inadequate for identifying gifted children from Maori, Polynesian, or…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Eligibility
McBride, Noelene – Gifted Education International, 1992
An Australian survey found that early childhood teachers were very supportive of early identification of gifted and talented children, though many had only a fuzzy definition of giftedness and suggested teacher observation as the best identification technique. Teachers who had been involved in gifted education recommended more specific…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Classroom Observation Techniques, Definitions, Early Childhood Education
Wood, Jack M. – 1980
The basic philosophy underlying many contemporary developments in educational theory and practice is the concept of "equal opportunity" within an education system as distinct from the older concept of "equal education" for all. This research project investigated alternative educational environments that could be designed to…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Admission Criteria, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education