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Notes 20.1.2 Basis of Identifying Gifted Children
The following qualities and behaviours are the basis for identifying gifted children-A gifted child-
1. Learns rapidly and easily.
2. Uses a lot of common sense and parctical knowledge.
3. Thinks clearly and recognizees complex relationships and comprehends meaning easily.
4. Good memory, makes less use of rote drill, better under.
5. Better general knowledge.
6. Good in language.
7. Can read books that are one to two yeras in advance of the rest of the class.
8. Performs difficult mental tasks.
9. Has more curiosity.
10. Possesses wide range of interests.
11. Is keen observer and good vocabulary.
12. Is quick in reaction and language proficiency.
13. Uses original but unusual methods or ideas.
14. Has high intelligence.
15. Has better concentration and attention.
16. Interest in and liking for books.

Who are gifted children? Explain their features.

Self Assessment
1. Fill in the blanks:
(i) Gifted children learns .............................. and ............................. .
(ii) Gifted child is ............ and language proficiency.
(iii) A gifted child is very ............. .
20.1.3 Procedure of Identifying Gifted Children
The formal method is most appropriate for identifying such children. The commonly used procedures
are as follows-
1. By administering intelligence tests may be verbal, non-verbal and performance.
2. By administering, achievement, tests, scholastic tests.
3. By observing cummulative and academic record.
4. By collecting observations and opinious of teachers parents, friends and neighbour.
5. By the participation in co-curricular activities of schools and social functions.

20.2 Causes

It is widely agreed that both genetics (mutation) and environment (nurture) play a role in determining
giftedness, but their relative importance is debated. Current thinking suggests that the importance
of the gene is greater, though without appropriate nourishment, the gifted child's potential can often
remain unfulfilled. Researchers suggest that all of us are born with certain predispositions to learning
in which our brains are wired in slightly different ways that makes connections between neurons
more dense.

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