WorksheetsUnit 9_Educating the Gifted
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
A child may be gifted in one specific area, such as music, or have talents in many areas.
What does "gifted" mean?
advanced, complex
positive, beneficial
special, exceptional
having special talents or abilities
In general usage, giftedness includes high levels of cognitive ability, motivation, inquisitiveness, creativity, and leadership.
What does "inquisitiveness" mean?
understanding
the set of subjects taught at a school
desire for knowledge
maintaining correct behavior
Although giftedness cannot be assessed by an intelligence test alone, these tests are often used to indicate giftedness.
What does "assess" mean?
to give, devote
to identify
to measure
to move from one place to another
Because very few education programs include any courses on teaching the giftd, teachers are often not able to recognize the profoundly gifted.
What does "recognize" mean?
to identify
to move from one place to another
to become
to give, devote
Because very few education programs include any courses on teaching the giftd, teachers are often not able to recognize the profoundly gifted.
What does "profoundly" mean?
slightly
greatly, extremely
positive, beneficial
understanding
For instance, children who can read older children’s books in first and second grade are often transferred into gifted classes, but children who are reading adult books are told to stop reading them.
What does "transfer" mean?
not wanting to participate
to move from one place to another
to become
to give, devote
Those profoundly gifted students who are not recognized ofren turn into discipline problems when they are not offered constructive ways to focus their extraordinary creativity.
What does "turn into" mean?
to measure
to identify
to become
to move from one place to another
Those profoundly gifted students who are not recognized ofren turn into discipline problems when they are not offered constructive ways to focus their extraordinary creativity.
What does "discipline" mean?
the set of subjects taught at a school
describing education programs to address some area of difficulty
understanding
maintaining correct behavior
Those profoundly gifted students who are not recognized ofren turn into discipline problems when they are not offered constructive ways to focus their extraordinary creativity.
What does "constructive" mean?
special, exceptional
advanced, complex
improved, describing something of higher quality
positive, beneficial
Those profoundly gifted students who are not recognized ofren turn into discipline problems when they are not offered constructive ways to focus their extraordinary creativity.
What does "extraordinary" mean?
positive, beneficial
improved, describing something of higher quality
special, exceptional
having special talents or abilities
The practice of creating a separate, enriched curriculum for gifted students began in the early twentieth century.
What does "enriched" mean?
having special talents or abilities
improved, describing something of higher quality
positive, beneficial
advanced, complex
The practice of creating a separate, enriched curriculum for gifted students began in the early twentieth century.
What does "curriculum" mean?
understanding
the set of subjects taught at a school
desire for knowledge
a person at an qual level with another
At that time, social scientists noted that gifted children often speak, read, and move at an earlier age than their peers.
What does "peer" mean?
a person at an qual level with another
understanding
desire for knowledge
the set of subjects taught at a school
At a younger age, they are able to work at a higher conceptual level, develop more sophisticated methods to solve problems, and show more creativity in their methods and interpretation of assignments.
What does "sophisticated" mean?
advanced, complex
special, exceptional
having special talents or abilities
improved, describing something of higher quality
At a younger age, they are able to work at a higher conceptual level, develop more sophisticated methods to solve problems, and show more creativity in their methods and interpretation of assignments.
What does "interpretation" mean?
the set of subjects taught at a school
understanding
desire for knowledge
maintaining correct behavior
When gifted programs have been cut, the parents of the participants have reported decreased inquisitiveness, motivation, and energy levels in their children, and a simultaneous withdrawal from the classroom experience.
What does "simultaneous" mean?
having special talents or abilities
maintaining correct behavior
improved, describing something of higher quality
happening at the same time
When gifted programs have been cut, the parents of the participants have reported decreased inquisitiveness, motivation, and energy levels in their children, and a simultaneous withdrawal from the classroom experience.
What does "withdrawal" mean?
describing education programs to address some area of difficulty
desire for knowledge
not wanting to participate
understanding
The schools that service the poorest areas often dedicate their efforts toward remedial reaching rather than accelerated curriculum, and students with extraordinary talents are often not recognized.
What does "dedicate" mean?
improved, describing something of higher quality
maintaining correct behavior
to identify
to give, devote
The schools that service the poorest areas often dedicate their efforts toward remedial reaching rather than accelerated curriculum, and students with extraordinary talents are often not recognized.
What does "remedial" mean?
happening at the same time
describing education programs to address some area of difficulty
advanced, complex
to identify
