ABSTRACT

We propose that wisdom should be considered in understanding, identifying, and developing skills of thought translated into action in gifted children and adults. First, we review some of the history of the gifted field and conclude that ideas about understanding, identification, and instruction are largely obsolete and based on assumptions that might have seemed valid in the early 20th century but that now are known not to be. Second, we discuss wisdom—what it is and how it is structured. Third, we discuss different kinds of wisdom and why they matter. We further discuss “4W’s” of wisdom. Fourth, we discuss the role of wisdom in the identification of gifted individuals. Fifth and finally, we conclude that our emphasis in the understanding, identification, and development of gifted individuals needs to be expanded to include wisdom, and certainly not just IQ.

摘要

我们建议，在理解、识别和发展在天才儿童和成人中转化为行动的思维技能时，应考虑智慧。首先，我们回顾了天才领域的一些历史并得出结论，关于理解、识别和指导的想法在很大程度上已经过时，并且基于在 20 世纪早期似乎有效但现在已知不适用的假设。其次，我们讨论智慧——它是什么以及它是如何构建的。第三，我们讨论不同种类的智慧以及它们为何重要。我们进一步讨论智慧的“4W”。第四，我们讨论智慧在识别天才个体中的作用。第五也是最后，我们得出的结论是，我们对天才个体的理解、识别和发展的重视需要扩大到包括智慧、