Deck 13: Giftedness and Talent

Question 1

Three of the dimensions of cognitive creative behavior in Guilford's structure of intellect model are

A)novelty,fluency,flexibility
B)fluency,application,production
C)novelty,insight,contribution
D)flexibility,divergence,convergence

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What is the prevailing outcome of the education of academically talented young children in most schools today?

A)success
B)boredom
C)underachievement
D)disruptive behavior

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which is a goal agreed upon by professionals,in gifted and talented education,for the identification of students who are culturally diverse and who live in poverty?

A)use mainly informal testing techniques
B)use subjective rather than objective data
C)defer the identification process until students have learned English
D)use multiple sources to gather data,including unconventional measures

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Differences in the rates of social,emotional,intellectual,and physical growth and development experienced by some gifted children is called

A)acceleration
B)asynchrony
C)developmental lag
D)precocity

Question 5

Which best characterizes the 1993 federal definition of gifted and talented presented in the "National Excellence" report?

A)Its primary criterion is intellectual ability.
B)It added psychomotor talent as a criterion for eligibility.
C)It eliminated the term "gifted" as it did not indicate developing ability.
D)It required demonstrated performance of high levels of accomplishment.

Question 6

Renzulli's (2003)definition of giftedness is based on the interaction among which three basic clusters of human traits?

A)high intellect,creativity,and task commitment
B)creativity,academic aptitude,and athletic aptitude
C)high intellect,task commitment,and academic aptitude
D)situated problem-solving ability,academic aptitude,and leadership

Question 7

Using intelligence test scores and including students regarded as highly talented,the prevalence for giftedness is estimated as high as

A)l%
B)3-5%
C)25%
D)10-15%

Question 8

Which of the following are misconceptions associated with gifted students?

A)They tend to be aggressive and snoopy.
B)They tend to be independent and introverted.
C)They have an intense need for intellectual stimulation.
D)They have a highly developed sense of moral judgment.

Question 9

In which of the following groups would students be least likely to be identified as gifted and talented?

A)girls
B)Hispanics
C)African Americans
D)Native Americans

Question 10

An approach toward identification of gifted and talented children that is gaining popularity among educators is best described as

A)a nomination system
B)group analysis
C)multidimensional screening
D)standardized test administration

Question 11

Which is not descriptive of Maker's (2005)DISCOVER assessment procedure?

A)It "levels the playing field" for students from culturally diverse grounds.
B)It involves decreasingly less structured problem-solving tasks.
C)It includes tasks which require both convergent and divergent thinking.
D)It has been found to be inequitable when used with girls or diverse cultural groups.

Question 12

Which best describes early federal attempts to define giftedness?

A)The focus was exclusively on academic aptitude.
B)Multiple forms of giftedness were included in the definition.
C)Multiple talents and creativity were included in the definition.
D)The focus was exclusively on students who scored in the top 2% on standardized intelligence tests.

Question 13

Which is not a type of qualitative assessment tool used for identification of students who are gifted and talented?

A)IQ test
B)interview
C)observation
D)portfolio

Question 14

According to Torrance's research on creativity,most creative people are

A)individuals who walk and talk at an early age
B)individuals who spend more time reading than watching television
C)individuals from affluent backgrounds who are exposed to the fine arts at an early age
D)individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who use their imaginations to think outside the box

Question 15

Which is an example of intraindividual differences?

A)Belle has higher scores in math than Tony,but Tony has higher writing and reading scores.
B)Brenna and Deanna take the same analytical abilities test and have vastly different scores.
C)Mia has grade level scores in math,but after receiving tutoring is scoring well above grade level.
D)Jamie has grade level scores in reading and in mathematics scores typical of children four years older.

Question 16

What is primarily to blame for the underrepresentation of students from culturally diverse groups in programs for the gifted and talented?

A)biases inherent in the identification process
B)the increasing numbers of culturally diverse students in the school population
C)reduced numbers of minority students entering fields requiring math and science skills
D)students in culturally diverse groups lack the qualities of students who are gifted and talented

Question 17

Identification and placement of gifted and talented children from diverse racial,ethnic,and cultural groups

A)is a persistent problem in education
B)is addressed in the federal legislation for the gifted
C)is increasing,as disproportionate numbers of children from these groups are served
D)was an issue resolved in the last decade,as these groups are served in proportion similar to that of other populations

Question 18

The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)views the development of ability and talent as

A)a lifelong process
B)a process dependent on education
C)a process predetermined by genetics
D)a process influenced by the environment

Question 19

All of the following are characteristics that may be exhibited by gifted students except

A)early moral and existential concerns
B)perfectionism and the need for precision
C)fascination with basic words and simple ideas
D)resistance to multiple or opposing points of view

Question 20

What are the primary emphases of Piirto's concept of talent development?

A)creativity,cultural identity,motivation
B)genetics,personality,environmental influences
C)superior productivity,home/school collaboration,intelligence
D)superior memory,observational powers,curiosity,creativity and rapid learning

Question 21

Which of the following is not true regarding the problems that boys,who are gifted and talented,encounter?

A)Boys outscore girls on standard achievement tests.
B)Creative behavior in boys is generally encouraged.
C)A boy code operates against the expression of emotions by boys.
D)There is negative stereotyping of boys who are talented in the arts.

Question 22

According to the author of the text,which subjects are ideally suited to acceleration?

A)reading and math
B)math and science
C)reading and social studies
D)math and foreign language

Question 23

For students who are twice exceptional,which of the following is NOT recommended for supporting their social and emotional needs?

A)encourage students to succeed
B)teach strategies for coping with frustrations
C)provide support in establishing and maintaining social relationships
D)use conventional or nontraditional measurement tools as well as nonverbal measurement

Question 24

Which is the best example of enrichment?

A)Jewel is 14 years old,but is allowed to enroll in college courses.
B)With a teacher's guidance,Dale researches,designs,and builds a robot.
C)Tosha is given extra reading and math problems because she always finishes early.
D)Since Lynn already knows the algebra content covered in the first 8 weeks in class,she is allowed to begin with content usually introduced later.

Question 25

Teachers most often ask questions at which level of Bloom's taxonomy?

A)remember and create
B)understand and create
C)remember and apply
D)remember and understand

Question 26

Enriching the content of instruction includes all but which of the following?

A)accelerating content
B)independent study
C)mentorships
D)investigating topics in greater detail

Question 27

Which is not a recommended curriculum and instruction feature for gifted and talented students?

A)ensure academic rigor
B)match ability and interests
C)focus only on math and the sciences
D)be thematic or interdisciplinary in nature

Question 28

All of the following are advantages to using the DISCOVER model to identify giftedness in culturally diverse children except

A)the process is equally effective for boys and girls
B)equitable percentages of children from all cultures are identified
C)the children identified closely resemble the cultural characteristics of the dominant culture
D)children identified make gains that are the same as or greater than those children identified using traditional tests

Question 29

Danielle is not identified as a student who is gifted or talented but has opportunities to participate in some challenging activities for which she shows serious interest.Which model is being used?

A)ability grouping
B)active problem solving
C)problem-based learning
D)schoolwide enrichment

Question 30

Which of the following is the most recent type of special school for gifted and talented students?

A)high schools for gifted girls
B)magnet schools in urban areas
C)charter schools for the gifted and talented
D)high schools for the visual and performing arts

Question 31

Mrs.Sawyer is a general education teacher with a class of 26 students.Six of those students have been identified as gifted and talented.Mr.Lucas,a teacher who is certified in teaching gifted and talented students,spends one fourth of his time providing differentiated instruction to these students in the general education classroom.This arrangement is known as

A)cluster ability grouping
B)cluster performance grouping
C)dual differentiation
D)like ability cooperative learning groups

Question 32

Twice exceptional means

A)being gifted academically and also talented
B)being gifted and talented and having a disability
C)being in the top 1% on the bell curve of IQ scores
D)being gifted and talented but unidentified because of gender

Question 33

Which best exemplifies acceleration?

A)Rose,a six-year-old,goes to a third grade math class because she has mastered first and second grade math.
B)Carter is given more difficult reading material than her classmates in fourth grade because she has mastered reading.
C)Coralee,who has mastered the third grade science curriculum,teaches it to others in her class who have not.
D)Desmond studies subject areas not offered at his school,such as comparative religion and quantum physics.

Question 34

Which of the following activities would be at the highest level of Bloom's taxonomy?

A)designing a new chair for Baby Bear
B)acting out what happened when the bears found Goldilocks
C)discussing what happened to Goldilocks at the Bears' house
D)evaluating Goldilocks's decision to enter a house without permission

Question 35

Which best characterizes the position of the National Association for Gifted and Talented Children on ability grouping?

A)It is undemocratic and racist.
B)It is generally the least restrictive environment.
C)It damages the self-esteem of struggling students.
D)It creates an elitist group of students with inflated egos.

Question 36

Which step in curriculum compacting is usually the most difficult for teachers?

A)assessing the target content areas
B)substituting more appropriate content
C)determining the content to be eliminated
D)determining which students qualify for compacting

Question 37

Mrs.Stewart provides a basic lesson on figurative language.All students are expected to identify examples of similes and metaphors.Some students are expected to generate examples of similes and metaphors and others are expected to identify and generate more complex examples of figurative language.This approach to differentiation is known as

A)advanced placement
B)curriculum compacting
C)response to intervention
D)tiered lessons

Question 38

Appropriate curricular approaches for educating students who are gifted and talented include all of the following except

A)acceleration
B)problem based learning
C)differentiation
D)enrichment

Question 39

Maker characterizes a person who is gifted as

A)highly talented
B)a problem solver
C)extremely creative
D)an individual with an IQ score two standard deviations above the mean

Question 40

Which of the following is an external variable that impedes the identification and education of girls who are gifted and talented?

A)lack of female geniuses
B)parental pressure to excel
C)poor academic choices at the secondary level
D)general disinterest in math and science curriculum

Question 41

The differentiation strategy in which the pace at which a student moves through the curriculum is modified is called _____.Explain a common concern in using this strategy.

Question 42

Generally,students who are gifted students and who skip grades have few,if any,social or achievement problems.

Question 43

Intraindividual differences in gifted children may be impacted by culture.

Question 44

What curricular program that challenges students to "learn to learn" is advocated by faculty at the College of William and Mary for gifted and talented students? Provide a definition of that program.

Question 45

Students who are gifted do not need special education to reach their full potential.

Question 46

List and explain four modifications teachers use in Maker's Active Problem Solver Model.

Question 47

Which differentiation strategy allows for probing or studying a subject at great depth? Provide three examples of this strategy.

Question 48

There is a universally accepted definition of giftedness.

Question 49

African American and Latino males score better than their female counterparts on achievement tests.

Question 50

There are approximately 3 million students who are gifted and talented in the United States today.

Question 51

Describe a placement/setting where service for students with giftedness and talent is most likely to occur and the role of the helping professional in that setting.

Question 52

Programs for students who are gifted and talented have been adequately funded since the Javitz Act was passed.

Question 53

Name any four of the sources of information that can be used to identify a student as gifted and talented.

Question 54

What are the two difficulties that teachers of the gifted and talented face regarding the acceleration of the math curriculum?

Question 55

Ten percent to twenty-five percent of high school dropouts are students who are gifted and talented.

Question 56

List the six levels of Bloom's taxonomy in the correct order,giving both the traditional and revised terminology.

Question 57

Children from culturally diverse backgrounds tend to remain in programs for the gifted and talented once they are identified.

Question 58

Students who are gifted and talented should not be provided with instruction that targets lower levels of Bloom's taxonomy.

Question 59

According to the NAGC a domain can be any area with its own set of sensorimotor skills.

Question 60

Why is the term "gifted" losing popularity?

Question 61

Students who are gifted and talented are harmed the most by No Child Left Behind.