Is There Any Light at the End of the Tunnel?.

Gagne, Francoys

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ERIC Number: EJ591196

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Is There Any Light at the End of the Tunnel?

Gagne, Francoys

Journal for the Education of the Gifted, v22 n2 p191-234 Win 1999

This rejoinder to articles responding to a set of 22 sequentially structured statements on the nature and origin of human abilities, gifts, and talents presented in this issue's initial article, defends the validity and usefulness of the distinction between high natural abilities (gifts) and high systematically developed ones (talents) as compared to alternative proposals. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Ability, Definitions, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Gifted, Individual Characteristics, Intelligence Differences, 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 622 972-977.