Identifying Giftedness
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Renzulli Executive Functioning Scale
The Renzulli Executive Functioning Scale (REFS) is an assessment tool designed to evaluate executive functioning skills in children and adolescents, particularly in areas like attention, impulse control, organization, and planning. It helps identify strengths and weaknesses in executive functioning, which are crucial for academic success and daily life management.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Gifted Education
Addresses common questions about gifted education.
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Clarifying Common Myths About Gifted Children
Clarifies common myths about gifted students, offering factual information to debunk misconceptions.
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Disproving Myths About Gifted Students
Addresses and disproves prevalent myths about gifted students.
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Is My Child Gifted?
Guidance for prospective families to determine if their child is gifted.
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Preschool Behaviors in Highly to Profoundly Gifted Children
Examines preschool behaviors in highly intelligent children.
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Myths About Gifted Students
Addresses and disproves prevalent myths about gifted students.
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A Formula for Creating More Equitable Gifted and Talented Programs
Presents a formula for developing more equitable gifted and talented programs.
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How is “High Achiever” different from “Gifted”?
Distinguishes between high achievers, gifted learners, and creative thinkers.
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Giftedness is not what I thought it was
Common misconceptions about giftedness.
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New AI assessments could identify gifted students more easily and efficiently
Discusses new AI assessments that could streamline and enhance the identification process for gifted students, making it more efficient and accurate.
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A Definition of Giftedness that Guides Best Practice
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) defining giftedness, outlining key characteristics and criteria for identifying gifted individuals.
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The myth of the fast learner
Debunks the myth that fast learners are always the most successful, emphasizing that learning speed alone does not guarantee long-term achievement.
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State Norms for IQ, Adaptive Behavior, and Sociocultural Status: Implications for Nonbiased Assessment
Implications of state norms for IQ, adaptive behavior, and sociocultural status in ensuring non-biased assessment practices.
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How Can We Better Understand, Identify, and Support Highly Gifted and Profoundly Gifted Students? A Literature Review of the Psychological Development of Highly-Profoundly Gifted Individuals and Overexcitabilities
Explores the psychological traits, overexcitabilities, and developmental needs of highly-profoundly gifted individuals, advocating for better identification and support methods.
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5 signs your kid is 'highly gifted,' according to neuroscience experts—'they're not always well-behaved'
Outlines signs that may indicate a child is highly gifted, based on insights from neuroscience experts, including advanced cognitive abilities, intense curiosity, and heightened emotional sensitivity.
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What Are Signs of Genius?
Outlines signs that may indicate genius, including advanced problem-solving skills, intense curiosity, and an ability to think abstractly and creatively from a young age.
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‘Is my kid gifted?’: Four common (but misunderstood) traits of highly advanced learners
Article identifies four common traits of gifted children that are often misunderstood: heightened sensitivity, intense curiosity, advanced problem-solving abilities, and a strong sense of justice.
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The Dangerous Diminishment of the Term “Gifted”
How a better approach is to stop focusing on semantics and start creating interventions that address different learners’ needs.
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Identifying and Serving Recent Immigrant Children Who Are Gifted
Various social and emotional challenges faced by gifted immigrant students.
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Guides to Gifted Identification, Testing, and Therapists
Provides resources and guides on the identification and testing of gifted children.
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Building a Wider, More Diverse Pipeline of Advanced Learners
Discusses strategies for creating a more diverse and inclusive pipeline for advanced learners, focusing on methods to identify and support underrepresented students in gifted education programs.