Interest in educating and teaching the gifted emerged at the beginning of the last century, coinciding with the development of the mental measurement movement. The process of identifying the gifted undoubtedly requires measuring their abilities in some way, and measurement has remained a fundamental axis in the care of this group. This topic falls within the direct interest of psychologists, teachers, and parents, as it is essential to identify the gifted using established methods, especially as nations strive to discover and nurture their gifted and creative individuals through suitable programs. These nations have realized that their strength grows with their talented and creative minds, and they advance beyond others through the intellect of their scientists, thinkers, and inventors. Human capital is more beneficial, has a broader impact, and yields a greater return than all other material wealth if properly utilized.

This book, 'Educating and Developing the Gifted', serves as a guide for those interested in this field, containing important topics that thoughtfully discuss the latest findings of modern science on the subject of the gifted. The book is divided into six chapters as follows:

• Chapter One (A Theoretical Introduction to the Concept of Giftedness): Discusses the term 'gifted', defines related terms, the difference between giftedness and excellence, the importance of paying attention to high-achievers, how to identify them, classifications of definitions of giftedness and excellence, and defining excellence in light of intelligence, creative thinking, and academic achievement.
• Chapter Two (Characteristics of Gifted Students): Covers the main traits and characteristics of gifted students, Clark's classification of gifted and talented children, traits of a creative personality, a study on the characteristics of the gifted, Wilberg's study on high-achievers in history, other characteristics of the gifted, and educational practices to address the traits of gifted children.
• Chapter Three (Methods of Identifying the Gifted): Discusses the topic of identifying the gifted, the effectiveness of identification and selection systems, early identification of gifted students, the age for identifying giftedness, different approaches in the process of identifying creatives and the gifted, definitions of giftedness used in identification methods, general trends in nurturing the gifted, general trends in educating the gifted, building supportive attitudes and advocating for exceptional children, characteristics of teachers of the gifted, the teacher's role in discovering giftedness, excellence, and genius in students, the school's role in identifying the gifted, and the impact of family upbringing styles on the education of the gifted.
• Chapter Four (Developing and Building the Curriculum for Gifted and Talented Students): Addresses the development and construction of the curriculum specifically for gifted and talented students.
• Chapter Five (Special Programs for Gifted and High-Achieving Students): Includes the nature of special programs for gifted and high-achieving students, organizing the school program, the limitations of identification tools and methods, justifications for special programs for gifted students, and special schools, classes, and programs for the gifted.
• Chapter Six (Tests to Help Identify the Gifted): Presents examples of tests for the gifted, such as the Stanford-Binet tests, the Wechsler test, Matrices, and Raven's Progressive Matrices.

Number of Pages: 256

Year of Publication: 2017

Binding Type: Hardcover

Edition Number: 4

Printing Color: Black

Size (cm): 17x24

Weight (kg): 0.550

Barcode: 9789957064938