From: Study Guide for Hardman, Drew, and Egan’s Human Exceptionality, Society, School, and Family, Seventh Edition prepared by Keith W. Allred, Nevada Department of Education
Match these words with their correct definitions.
a. gifted, creative, and talented b. mental age
c. intelligence quotient (IQ) d. Stanford-Binet Individual Intelligence Scale
e. differentiated education f. acceleration g. nature-nurture controversy
h. enrichment i. mentoring
17.1 _____Instruction and learning activities that are suited to the capacities and interests
of gifted students.
17.2 _____A process that allows students to achieve at a rate that is consistent with their
capacity.
17.3 _____Educational experiences that enhance gifted students’ thinking skills and
extend their knowledge in various areas.
17.4 _____A standardized individual intelligence test.
17.5 _____A score obtained from an intelligence test that provides a measure of mental
ability in relation to age.
17.6 _____Terms applied to those with extraordinary abilities in one or more areas of
performance.
17.7 _____General mental ability possessed by the average child of a given age.
17.8 _____An approach that allows gifted students to work directly with professionals.
17.9 _____The debate regarding respective contributions of heredity and environment
to intelligence.
Match these terms with the correct item.
a. Alfred Binet b. Binet and Simon c. Lewis Terman
d. intelligence quotient e. J. P. Guilford
f. Javits Gifted and Talented Education Act
g. Tannenbaum h. Sternberg
17.10 _____Calculated by dividing mental age by chronological age times one hundred.
17.11 _____Saw intelligence as a diverse range of intellectual and creative abilities.
17.12 _____Developed the concept and measurement of mental age.
17.13 _____Published Stanford-Binet Individual Intelligence Scale and developed the term intelligence quotient.
17.14 _____Constructed the first developmental assessment scale for children.
17.15 _____Basis for government support of gifted/talented.
17.16 _____Defined 2 types of gifted individuals: perfomers and producers
17.17 _____Triarchic theory of human intelligence.
Complete the sentences with words from Chapter Sixteen.
17.18 Qualified assessment personnel should identify __________ individuals.
17.19 Gifted youngsters may demonstrate their abilities in a variety of __________.
17.20 The theory of multiple intelligences says there are ___________ types of
intelligences.
17.21 In order to realize their full intellectual and creative potential, gifted children need
special __________ opportunities.
17.22 Gifted individuals vary significantly on a wide range of characteristics. They are not a __________ group.
17.23 Many of the early studies of gifted people gave a __________ view of giftedness.
17.24 Genetic endowment certainly contributes to the presence of __________.
17.25 Gifted women may lack models or mentors with whom they may __________.
17.26 At the present time few instruments are capable of assessing the abilities of those
who are substantially __________ from the core culture.
17.27 All children should have the opportunity to realize their creative and
intellectual _________.