Describe Renzulli's and Gardner's conceptualizations of giftedness.
What will be an ideal response?
Renzulli proposed that giftedness includes three related dimensions: (a) above-average ability; (b) task commitment or motivation; and (c) creativity, or the capacity for innovation, originality, expressiveness, and imagination and the ability to manipulate ideas in fluent, flexible, elaborate, and original ways. Renzulli's model has been foundational for professionals seeking ways to broaden the concept of giftedness and expand opportunities for students from diverse groups.
Gardner argues that intelligence cannot be reduced to a single dimension reported by a test score. He notes that at least nine types of intelligence can be identified and that students may excel in any one or several of these. Gardner notes that many students have relative strengths; that is, in a self-comparison they have more ability in some intelligences than in other intelligences. However, he defines giftedness as an absolute strength or having significantly more ability in any or all of the intelligences when compared to other individuals.
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