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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED220225 AUTHOR: Amodeo, Luiza B.; Flores, Laura J.
TITLE: Early Identification of Minority Gifted: The State
of the Art.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1981
NOTE: 10 p.; Paper presented at the Annual Conference of
the Texas Association for Bilingual Educators (9th, El
Paso, TX, November 12-14, 1981).
ABSTRACT: As early as 1958, respected educators pointed out
that: traditional methods (standardized IQ tests, teacher
recommendations, parent questionnaires) did not identify
minority/culturally diverse children; the concept of gifted
needed to include creativity; and creativity could be a
strength of minority children. During the late 1960's in
response to pressure from minorities, there was a
resurgence of interest in creativity of minorities. Paul
Torrance stressed the importance of the creativity of
minority/culturally diverse children, early identification,
and the need for understanding the types of giftedness
valued by each minority group. In 1973, six types of
giftedness were identified: general intellectual ability,
specific academic aptitude, creative and productive
thinking, leadership ability, visual and performing arts,
and psychomotor ability. Torrance noted that while the
first category would continue to screen out minority
children, the last five, if implemented, would give them
entry into gifted talented programs. Current research
supports Torrance. In 1978, Joyce Gay described 11
characteristics of gifted children from the literature and
made some generalizations of how these characteristics are
manifested in black children, e.g., keen observation,
interest and ability in perceiving relationships, verbal
proficiency, possessing good judgment, and creativity.
These characteristics can be extended to fit Chicano and
other minority children. (NQA)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Creativity-; Cultural-Differences;
Elementary-Secondary-Education; Intelligence-Tests
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Black-Youth; *Gifted-;
*Mexican-Americans; *Minority-Group-Children;
*Talent-Identification
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