Dr Joseph S. Renzulli
Fundamental to Dr. Renzulli's conception of giftedness is the difference between those he terms 'lesson learners' or 'schoolhouse giftedness' (who consume existing information), and the ‘creative producers’ (who go on to make important contributions to knowledge).
Developed by Renzulli, the ‘three ring conception of giftedness’ has been a popular view of giftedness for over 30 years. The three rings represent three clusters of traits: above average ability, creativity, and task commitment.
According to Renzulli, these three traits combine and interact with each other to form creative accomplishment, or gifted behaviours. According to the theory, pupils who exhibit – or have the potential to exhibit – sufficient levels of these traits require opportunities and challenges above and beyond those offered in the regular classroom.
According to this model of giftedness, a gifted child can compensate for lower levels of ability with higher levels of creative-productive giftedness and task commitment. In other words, passion and commitment are gifts just as much as cognitive ability and creativity.
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