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SOORYA TEACHER
LECTURE IN MATHEMATICS

SUBMITTED BY,
RESHMA S RAVI
MATHEMATICS OPTION
JBMCTE KAYAMKULAM

GIFTED CHILDREN

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GIFTED CHILDREN
IDENTIFICATION OF GIFTED CHILDREN
CHARACTERISTICS OF GIFTED CHILDREN
EDUCATION OF GIFTED CHILDREN

PROBLEMS OF GIFTED CHILDREN

CONCLUSION
REFERENCE

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GIFTED CHILDREN
A child whose IQ is above130, is usually considered as gifted children it
is expected that two percent of the school children will belong to this
category. Among those two percent there will be a few whose IQ will
be as high as181 to 190.Gifted children will much more able than
normal children in almost all type of activities
A gifted student means a child or youth who performs at or shows the
potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment
when compared to other of the same age. The gifted children is he who
has been endowed with great natural ability, intelligence or talent his
performance is consistently remarkable and superior in some valuable
area of activity gifted children have high cognitive ability creativity and
superior talent in special areas.
Gifted child is a worthwhile asset of the society .Gifted children are the
torch bearers of social progress .They show the way, others follow it
they deserve more consideration for developing their giftedness. Every
individual has the right to facilitate the maximum development of his
potential.
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IDENTIFICATION OF GIFTED CHILDERN

Many studies have been conducted to identify the gifted from the
normal. In these studies it was observed that a large number of gifted
children belong to families of unusual ability and attainment. The
parents of such children do not often recognize them as possessing
superior ability. This is because when compared with the other member
of such families they are rated as just average of the population. Most
of the gifted children have been found to come largely of parents
engaged in professional fields or in the management of their own
business or in the executive capacity in trade and business .A small
percentage however have been found to be children of parent who
were working in skilled trades. Occupational groups belonging to lower
status have been found to provide practically none of the bright
children. No significant sex difference has been noted in the number of
gifted children. Teachers judgment for the discovery of such pupils
was found to be not very useful. They tried to pick up the ablest pupil in
the class irrespective of other significant factors like age difference.
Similarly, result of examinations too did not prove helpful Teachers
often do subjective ratings and thus the really gifted have many
chances for being neglected. Moreover, scholastic attainment alone is
not a foolproof determinant of giftedness. Objective tests for
measuring intelligence, scholastic attainment, and a variety of skills are
needed to identify the bright. Efforts towards identifying really gifted
pupils have resulted in the development of reliable instruments of
mental measurement. Such tests are now available and gifted can now
be recognized to a fair degree of certainty.
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The identification of the gifted is an important

pre requisite for
nurturing their mental abilities and skills in order to maximize their
development. The unique characteristics exhibited by the gifted
students will help the teacher to identify them. However, the teacher
has to closely watch them in action for a long period before he could
identify them as gifted it has been observed that the gifted students
begin to show their talent right from the early stages and such
students can be identified as under
Gifted students pick up things rapidly and easily
He is quick in grasping relationship ,making generalizations
and drawing conclusion
He raises intelligent questions in class
He is able to solve challenging problems
He shows originality in solving problems
He possesses a high degree of imagination thinking,
reasoning and creativity
He has a liking to work at abstract level and does not
prefer simple practical work
His scores in various achievement test will be always high
His assignment work is high standard
He is always alert and actively participates in the teaching
learning process

CHARACTERISTICS OF GIFTED STUDENTS

Express curiosity about many things
Ask thoughtful questions
They pick up things rapidly and easily
He raise intelligent questions in class
He is able to solve challenging problems
His assignment work is of high standard
Have longer attention span
They are keen observers
Have good memory
Have interest in reading
He is always alert and actively participate in the
teaching learning process

EDUCATION OF
GIFTED CHILDREN
If gifted children are neglected, they would become maladjusted and
will become start creating problems. Hence special care should be given
to them. The following plans have been put forward by different
thinkers for providing education for the gifted
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Special schools or separate schools: It is often suggested

that we must have separate schools for the gifted children.
Adequate facilities should be provided in these school so that
gifted children may be helped in developing their specific abilities
and potentialities

2. Ability grouping or separate classes :In

heterogeneous group, there will be bright, dull and average

students and usually the teacher proceeds at the pace of the
average who form the majority the result is that the dull cannot
catch up with the rest and the bright feel bored .So, these two
groups begin to create problem in class

3. Skipping or double promotion: Skipping implies double

promotion .If a child shows an extra ordinary achievement in one
class, he may be given a double promotion. The aim of this
promotion is to place the gifted student in a setting more
appropriate for his level of attainment by this we can save time,
cost and effort and also provide the gifted with challenging tasks
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4. Enrichment programs :By enrichment programs we mean

the inclusion of greater variety of learning experiences at a more
advanced level of curricular content to the gifted children
according to their abilities

PROBLEMS OF GIFTED STUDENTS

The gifted children face several problems from the teachers, parents,
society ect.

Inability to adjust with substandard teaching

Difficulty to tolerate sub standard opinion
Indifference of the society towards the gifted
Lack of extra competent teachers
Teachers negative attitudes towards unusual doubts of the
gifted

CONCLUSION
From this we can conclude that gifted child is a social asset .More
competent teacher should be provided for them, they can be given
responsibility in the working of science club, arts club, sports club,
school parliament and the like. Enrichment programs are the most
suitable plan for the education of the gifted children in a democratic
country where leadership has to be built up in various domains of
activity.

REFERENCE
TEACHINGS OF MATHEMATICS:SUDHIR KUMAR
WIKKIPEDIA