A Developmental, Evolutionary Perspective on Gifts and Talents.

Feldman, David Henry

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ERIC Number: EJ591193

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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A Developmental, Evolutionary Perspective on Gifts and Talents.

Feldman, David Henry

Journal for the Education of the Gifted, v22 n2 p159-67 Win 1999

Responds to the initial article in this issue that proposes a set of 22 sequentially structured statements on the nature and origin of human abilities, gifts, and talents. Offers an alternative psychometric, quantitative perspective that sees gifts as broad, general analytic capabilities, and talents as specific, content-bound capabilities. (CR)

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Ability, Definitions, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Gifted, Individual Characteristics, Intelligence Differences, Psychometrics, Talent, Talent Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: The Nature of Abilities, Gifts, and Talents: A Treatise and Rejoinders. For related articles see EC 622 972-974 and 976-978.