Abstract
Giftedness is commonly regarded as potential for extraordinary performance within a given area, e.g. academic, artistic, or manual, that develops in a field of interacting internal and external factors and unfolds in individual stages. Gender related and culturally dependent influences affect the dynamic processes through which a child acquires and expands its competence. Admittedly, a particular talent for a special intellectual activity, e.g. mathematics and sciences, is essential, but such a talent alone is not necessarily sufficient to explain why young students devote themselves to particular subject matter, thereby acquiring a high level of ability.
1This article is based on a paper presented at the 10th World Conference on Gifted Education, Toronto, August 1993.
Notes
1This article is based on a paper presented at the 10th World Conference on Gifted Education, Toronto, August 1993.