Education of the Gifted

Contents: Preface. I. Intelligence and problem solving: i. Intelligence: 1. Description and significance. 2. Latest theories of intelligence. 3. Guilford's model of structure of intellect. 4. Perkins' model. 5. Sternberg's Triarchich theory of intelligence. 6. Theory of multiple intelligences. 7. Emotional intelligence. ii. Problem solving. II. Giftedness: 1. Nature and significance. 2. Types. 3. Terminology. 4. Myths about gifted children. 5. Terman's study. 6. Criticism of Terman's study. III. Characteristics of the gifted: 1. Personal and social. 2. Physical. 3. Family background and socio-economic status. 4. Psychological. 5. Educational. 6. Gifted underachievers. IV. Identification: 1. Criteria. V. Educating the gifted: 1. Historical perspective. 2. Acceleration. 3. The enrichment triad model. 4. The revolving door identification model. 5. Major components of the school wide enrichment model. 6. Product development model. 7. Autonomous learner model. 9. Feldhusen and Kolloff's three-stage model. VI. Indian Scenario: 1. National talent search scheme. 2. National talent promotion scheme. 3. Jawahar Navodaya vidyalayas. 4. Parenting. Bibliography. Index.

"Gifted children are the victims of the ills of our education system. They are not identified at the right stage which helps in killing their potential. The book emphasizes on the concept of giftedness, their characteristics, identification procedure and teaching strategies. Besides, efforts for nurturing the talent have also been discussed. This book is intended to help policy planners, teachers, educationists, school administrators and parents." (jacket