NAGC 58th Annual Convention & Exhibition
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The "G" Word: Defining or Dubunking Giftedness
Track
:
Research and Evaluation
Date:
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Time:
9:15 AM to 10:15 AM
EST
Room:
Elmwood
NAGCFACULTY
(S):
James Borland, Columbia University
James Gallagher, Dr., University of North Carorina
Joseph Renzulli, Director, National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Nancy Robinson, Professor Emerita of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
PRESENTER
(S):
James Borland, Columbia University
James Gallagher, Dr., University of North Carorina
Joseph Renzulli, Director, National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Nancy Robinson, Professor Emerita of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
Description
Even a cursory review of the literature in our field reveals a lack of consensus about the term “gifted.” Although NAGC has recently proposed a definition of giftedness, controversy still surrounds the term and its meaning. What is giftedness? Is giftedness a stable individual difference variable? Is giftedness an educationally useful construct? Is the term a help or a hindrance? Does the term actually hurt our advocacy efforts? Do we need to identify students as gifted to meet their academic needs? This panel of distinguished scholars debates the definition, pros, and cons of the "G" word.
No items are available for this session.
