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Talented
Identifying talented learners can cause teachers concern, particularly when talents are 'hidden'. Looking beyond the use of rigid assessment procedures offers teachers more flexibility in the identification of talent.
Indicators of talent relating to the creative arts and sport can be explored in greater depth at the Creative Generation and National Curriculum websites.
Dr. Joseph Renzulli's work in developing the 'three-ring conception of giftedness' illustrates how talented pupils can be identified. Three interlocking sets of characteristics: above average intellectual ability, creativity and task commitment, and their interaction, are shown to be the necessary ingredients of success. Personality and environmental factors are also influential.
Relevant documents and links
- Categories of gifted and talented – Gifted and talented children are all different. This document describes the three main categories to which they may conform.
- Common characteristics of able pupils – List of characteristics commonly shown by able pupils.
- Identification methods - strengths and limitations – Assessment of the different methods commonly used to identify gifted pupils, showing the strengths and limitations of each approach.
- Physical education - identifying talented students – Checklist of qualities often seen in students who are talented in P.E.
- Questionnaire for gifted and talented students – Questionnaire to help identify strengths and interests of students.
- Renzulli"s three-ring conception of giftedness – Overview of Renzulli"s three-ring conception of giftedness, a theory used in order to identify the most able students.
- Creative Generation – Guidance on how to identify talented students in drama.
- Guidance on teaching the gifted and talented (National Curriculum) – Identifying gifted and talented learners: what does gifted and talented mean?
- Creative Generation – Introduction to guidance around art, dance, drama and music.
- World Class Arena – World Class Arena - challenging minds, recognising talents.
- The Royal National Theatre – The Royal National Theatre.
- Access Art – a collection of visual arts learning resources.