Gifted and Talented Education in the United States Abstract The purpose of this research is to find the best way for selecting and teaching gifted children for Gifted and Talented Education Programs in the United States. It explores who exactly are defined as "gifted students" and what their characteristics are like compared to regular students. Then it explains main ways of selecting and teaching them and listing pros and cons of each method. Finally it concludes that in order for Gifted and
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SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY‚ 2004‚ 32(7)‚ 683-690 < Society for Personality Research (Inc.) B DESCRIBING THE NEOCLASSICAL PSYCHE EMBEDDED IN STERNBERG S TRIANGULAR THEORY OF LOVE RHETT DIESSNER‚ NELLIE FROST‚ AND TITUS SMITH Lewis-Clark State College‚ Lewiston‚ ID‚ USA Stemberg ’s Triangular Theory of Love was examined to identify the structure of the psyche implied in that theory‚ Stemberg ’s theory posits three components of human functioning to explain the phenomenon of love in close
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Theory of multiple intelligences The theory of multiple intelligences was proposed by Howard Gardner in 1983 as a model of intelligence that differentiates intelligence into various specific (primarily sensory) modalities[disambiguation needed]‚ rather than seeing it as dominated by a single general ability. Gardner argues that there is a wide range of cognitive abilities‚ and that there are only very weak correlations among them. For example‚ the theory predicts that a child who learns to multiply
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CORPORATE EXCELLENCE. WS 12/13 –RESEARCH PROJECT WORK STUDENT ID :WS/MBA/12/13/0189 2012 LAETICIA 11/30/2012 Part A Leadership Definition of excellence Corporate excellence is often described as the outstanding practices in managing the organization and achieving results‚ all based on a set of fundamental concepts and values. The essence is to be better and have a competitive advantage over others in the industry. In such doing an organization needs to have a clear vision of what they are aiming
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Charles Spearman‚ one of the early pioneers in thinking about intelligence called it the ‘g’ factor‚ and intelligence tests have been designed to measure it. However‚ few people now believe that intelligence is a concept that can be described in such simple terms‚ and some have sought to explore our understanding of intelligence more fully. The best known and by far the most influential theory is that of ‘multiple intelligence’ as set out by a Harvard University Professor‚ Howard Gardner‚ in 1983
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Psychology Week 3 Assignment 1) Distinguish between operant conditioning‚ observational learning‚ and social learning. How are these different kinds of learning utilized in the work place? Give specific examples for each one. a) Operant conditioning is the learning through voluntary responses and its consequences. A specific behavior is performed and from that behavior there is a consequence. For me‚ in the workplace‚ I know that if I complete my jobs assigned to me then I am complimented on
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implications in educational settings. Definitions Psychologist such as‚ Howard Gardner and Robert Sternberg developed their own definitions of intelligence. Howard Gardner developed his definition from multiple intelligences‚ in his definition Gardner described eight distinct intelligences that were constructed of expertise and aptitudes that is widely accepted among diverse cultures. These eight distinct intelligence that Gardner referred to are; spatial intelligence‚ linguistic intelligence‚ kinesthetic
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an understanding of the different views in society. Gardner’s theory of intelligence The first Theory comes from Howard Gardner. His theory of multiple intelligences is quite popular and is widely utilized. Gardner‚ who was inspired by the writings of Jean Piaget has suggested a theory of multiple intelligences. He initially recognized seven elements of intelligence (Gardner‚ 1983). He discusses that these intelligences are somewhat distinct from each other and that each person has a certain level
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intelligence by ordinary people are called implicit theories. Studies around the world suggest these can be influenced by cultural factors. They have been investigated by‚ for example‚ Demetriou and Papadopoulous (2004)‚ Baral and Das (2004)‚ Sternberg (2001)‚ Sternberg et al. (1981) and Berry (1984)‚ indicate some differences found. Western cultures emphasize mental processing speed and efficient management of information‚ whilst those in the East also include social and spiritual aspects‚ although
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increasing physiological maturity (maturation) and experience (learning) (Sternberg‚ p.444). Cognitive development involves qualitative changes in thinking‚ as well as quantitative changes‚ such as increasing knowledge and ability (Sternberg‚ p.444). Most cognitive psychologists agree that developmental changes occur as a result of the interaction of maturation (nature) and learning (nurture) (Sternberg‚ p. 444). According to Sternberg‚ despite the differences in theoretical approaches‚ there are some
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