Conference Proceedings
The World of Information:
Opportunities and Challenges for the Gifted and Talented
Proceedings from the 14th Biennial World Conference
of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children
Barcelona, Spain, July 31 - August 4, 2001
Table of Contents
Part 1: Definition and identification of giftedness and talent
- Neuroimaging the gifted brain
John G. Geake - Conception and appraisal of personal intelligence
Wu-Tien Wu - Identification and selection of gifted children
Fei Xu - Screening Test for the early identification of gifted children
Yolanda Benito and Jesus Moro - Project for early identification of gifted children in Brazil
Christina M. B. Cupertino - Adaptation to high-ability identification
Ainhoa Manzano, Enrique Arranz and Fernando Olabarrieta - Metacognition, personal intelligences and values in gifted secondary school students
Joseph S. Renzulli, Rachel E. Sytsma and Kristin Berman - Giftedness and associated disorders: Gilles Tourette Syndrome
Yolanda Benito
Part II: Emotional and social development of giftedness and talent
- Implementing aptitudes
Jean Ch. Brunault, Noureddine Boufalgha, Car D'Hondt, Adriana Melo-Salinas, Federica Mormando, Mary L. Parkinson, Robert Pagès, Pierre Paoletti, Jean-Ch. Terrassier, Hilde Van Rossen adn Dmitry V. Ushakov - The relationship between cognition, emotion and achievement: If only children didn't think
Paule L. Eckhaus - Social stands against conceptual innovations in gifedness
Mercé Martínez and Flavio Castiglione - The Montgomery computer scholars: Gifts emerge from prison
Cynthia Kobel and Tery Stirling - Gifted children with learning disabilities: Relevant environmental factors
Raquel Pardo de Santayana - I don't need a label - I know how bright I am!
Rosemary A. Starr - Social myths in giftedneess
Leopoldo Carreras and Flavio Castiglione - Moral reasoning across the curriculum
Lesley Henderson - The safe - a safeway to science education for gifted youngsters
Netta Maoz - Gifted women rocking the boat: Perceptions of merit in corporate culture
Carole C. Peters - Building family-professional relationships in gifted programs
Linda M. Mitchell and Kay L. Gibson - Self-psychology and hermeneutics: A new information-gathering system for counseling the gifted
Alper Sahin - A research survey of overexcitabilities of gifted and talented students in Taiwan
Hsin-Jen Chang - The ideas of mothers of gifted chidlren about children't development: An exploratory study
Maria Conceição Gomes and Daniela Cunha
Part III: Educative interventions for gifted and talented children
Bloc I: Education Policy
- The international education policy for gifted children
Juan A. Alonso, Margarita Alvarez, Carmen Cretu, Joao Ary, Luzimar Camoes Peixoto, Josep Varela and Susan Morgan-Cuny - A study of Korean Presidential Law of Korean gifted education
Myoung Hwan Kim, Eon Joo Kim, Koon Hyun Lee, Geun Chul Yuk, Sang Chun Lee, Chul Hoon Ham, Jong Deok Ha, In Ho Park, Ho Kam Kang and Sang Chan Park
Bloc II: Educative Programs
- What is Schoolwide Enrichment? And how do gifted programs relate to total school improvement?
Joseph S. Renzulli and Sally M. Reis - Acceleration and advocacy: The challenge continues
Lynne Mackenzie-Sykes - Mentoring for talent development with at-risk populations
Ken W. McCluskey and Andrea L.A. McCluskey - Logical Thinking and Investigation Skill of Gifted Children
Ho-Joung Choi - Mathematically gifted elementary students' problem-solving strategies: A case study
Astrid Heinze - Gifted programs on a shoestring
Mary Carmen Galeo and Maria Fantauzzi - Highlights Project: Major characteristics of gifted students in Rio de Janeiro
Marsyl Bulkool Mettrau and Maria Cláudia Dutra Lopes - Science gifted/talented education system in Korea
Ho-Kam Kang, Lee Kang, Myoung-Hwan Kim, Jong-Duk Ha and In-Ho Park - Some group experiences with gifted students
Susana Guerra - Exploring the Reggio Emilia approach for young gifted children
Kay L. Gibson and Linda Mitchell - Cross-cultural and cross-generational perceptions of intelligence and giftedness in Australia
Anthoula Kapsalakis, Mary Ainley and Terry Nienhuys - Changing the educational system through an example: The short history of "Schule Talenta Zürich"
Jean-Jacques Bertschi - The management system of working with gifted children in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Umit Zhexenbayeva - A staff development program in gifted education - Mexico
Janet Saenz and Marcela Gonzalez - The challenging pupil and the inclusiveness of the school in an egalitarian school system
Ole Kyed and Kirsten Baltzer
Bloc III: Education and creativity development
- Classroom Creativity Climate Inventory: Assessing the School Environment for Creativity
Denise de Souza Fleith - Encouraging creativity in exceptionally gifted students
Rosa Isabel Rodríguez - Fostering Creativity at the University Level
Eunice Soriano de Alencar
Bloc IV: Teacher Training
- Essential characteristics of the gifted teacher
Wilma J. Vialle and Siobhan Quigley - Reflections of preschool teachers on evaluating education programs for younger gifted children
Ivan Ferbezer - Teacher teams, curriculum and assessment: implications for talented learners in secondary school
Ann Robinson
Bloc V: Present and Future of Giftedness and Talent Education
- Educating the gifted: A critical overview of international research
Joan Freeman - Giftedness: A humanistic perspective
Paulo Braga Fernandes - Tapping the creative power of the gifted and talented: The future of education in a civil society
Todd Siler - Who will be the gifted of the future?
Erika Landau