WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE GIFTED?
There are many definitions for what it means to be gifted and talented. The definitions provided are the Federal definition and the Texas definition. Each state has its own definition.
Federal Definition of Gifted
U.S. Department of Education. (1993).
Children and youth with outstanding talent perform or show the potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experience, or environment. These children and youth exhibit high performance capacity in intellectual, creative, and/or artistic areas, and unusual leadership capacity, or excel in specific academic fields. They require services or activities not ordinarily provided by the schools. Outstanding talents are present in children and youth from all cultural groups, across all economic strata, and in all areas of human endeavor.
Texas Definition of Gifted
Texas Education Code, Subchapter D. Educational Programs for Gifted and Talented Students (1995).
. . . “gifted and talented students” means a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who:
Obtained from http://www.austinisd.org/academics/curriculum/gt/
Federal Definition of Gifted
U.S. Department of Education. (1993).
Children and youth with outstanding talent perform or show the potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experience, or environment. These children and youth exhibit high performance capacity in intellectual, creative, and/or artistic areas, and unusual leadership capacity, or excel in specific academic fields. They require services or activities not ordinarily provided by the schools. Outstanding talents are present in children and youth from all cultural groups, across all economic strata, and in all areas of human endeavor.
Texas Definition of Gifted
Texas Education Code, Subchapter D. Educational Programs for Gifted and Talented Students (1995).
. . . “gifted and talented students” means a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who:
- exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area;
- possesses an unusual capacity for leadership; or
- excels in a specific academic field.
Obtained from http://www.austinisd.org/academics/curriculum/gt/
