INST 210 1st Edition Lecture 27 Outline of Last Lecture I. Defining traumatic brain injury,II. Characteristics of individuals with TBIs,III. Assessment toolsOutline of Current Lecture IV. Defining GT,V. Terms, trends, and theories,VI. Thinking tendenciesCurrent LectureI. Definition of Gifted and Talenteda. Most people thing of GT as "smart" kids. There are really intelligent kids and also kids with really specific aptitudes and talents. Giftedness is different than talented. Creative thinking, outside the box thinking. Interpersonal intelligence. Manifested through visual and performing artsb. Psychomotor ability: Have a lot of mental movement, these kids have a lot of problems holding still-- probably the most over-medicated kids c. What is the main way these GT kids get into these programs? Tests, teacher recommendations, and parent advocacy. HOWEVER, GT does not necessarily have the highest scores in standardized tests b/c they're not motivated. There’s not necessarily a correlation between GPA and giftedness. These kids a lot of times fall through the cracks b/cthey're told to sit still and their minds aren’t stimulated. They get bored and don’t care about the materialII. Terms, trends, and theories:a. Asynchrony of development: development doesn’t line up, it occurs at a different rate and pace. They’ll follow developmental trends. They go through puberty at the same time and have normal rate of development of feature features, biologically the same. b. Looking at other aspects, other things shifts. Cognitive development is accelerated- they gain intelligence and learn much faster than other kids. You can start noticing the differences here in intellectual achievementc. Socially these kids aren't going to be your outgoing extroverts and highly popular kids, because their peers aren't necessarily those who are the same age. They might relate betterwith older kids or teachers. d. Emotionally-- when they realize they're different and struggle to fit in, they struggle to find out who they are. They require more support in this areaa. Over excitabilitiesb. Psychomotor-- lots of energy, intense activity, competitive, compulsive talking and actions, nervous habits. These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.c. Sensual-- 5 senses, they notice things that other people don’t noticed. Imaginational-- imagery, metaphor, sarcasm, sometimes blur the lines between reality and fantasy, very imaginational and have a low tolerance for boredome. Emotional-- gifted kids feel things deeply, they wear their heart on their sleeves, have strong and effective expressions, bond with other people and create close connections, will take national disasters very seriouslyf. Intellectual-- intense activity of the mind, ask tough questions, probing questions, metacognitive in nature. Ask "Why??", and teachers often consider these questions as problem questions. These kids challenge teachers and push them, it's tough!II. Thinking tendencies:a. Abstractb. Divergent-- most closely related to creativity. Schools are taught in a convergent style, in that what is taught should lead to ONE right answer, ONE way to do it. This stigmatized mistakes and make people (including us) are paranoid in doing something wrong. No right answer with many possible solutions-- what if there is a BETTER way to do it? This is a question that many GT kids askc. Hypotheticald. Dialetical-- reasoning in dialectical terms, multi reasons of thinking, not right/wrong/black/white. It